- Course Code
- CM 1010
- Credit Points
- 20
- Course Coordinator
- Dr M R Masson
Pre-requisites
SQA H in Chemistry at B or better; or SQA H in Physics at B together with Chemistry at C; or GCE A-level in Chemistry; or equivalent.
Notes
Students who intend to continue with Chemistry beyond level 1 and who do not have a mathematics pass at Higher or A-level are recommended to take the Introductory Mathematics courses MA 1004 and MA 1504.
Overview
This course is intended to provide a grounding in the foundations of chemical science, including the mole concept, quantitative chemical calculations, atomic structure, the periodic table, and chemical bonding. The section on organic chemistry places particular emphasis on structural and stereochemical aspects and simple functional groups, and the section on physical chemistry includes study of aqueous solutions, solubility, acids and bases, elementary concepts of pH, heats of reaction and the energetics of chemical processes.
Structure
4 one-hour lectures, 1 one-hour Web-CT session, 1 two and a half-hour lab class per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 one and a half-hour written examination (50%), in-course assessment and lab work (50%). Resit: Same.