Overview

This course comprises a balanced introduction to chemistry underpinning to Environmental/Ocean Sciences. Topics covered in the lectures include: atomic structure and bonding, moles and mole calculations, chemical equilibria, acids, bases and pH and buffers, rate of reaction and basic organic chemistry (introduction to functional groups and some important reactions, isomerism, and nomenclature). The course is backed up by problem solving classes.

Dr Enlli Harper (24 lectures)

This course comprises a balanced introduction to chemistry underpinning to Environmental/Ocean Sciences. Topics covered in the lectures include: atomic structure and bonding, moles and mole calculations, chemical equilibria, acids, bases and pH and buffers, rate of reaction and basic organic chemistry (introduction to functional groups and some important reactions, isomerism, and nomenclature). The course is backed up by problem solving classes.

Dr Enlli Harper (24 lectures)

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -Threshold (40%). Knowledge and understanding of the content covered in the course is basic; Problems of a routine nature are generally adequately solved; Transferable skills are at a basic level

-good -Good (~60%). Knowledge base covers all essential aspects of subject matter dealt with in the programme and shows good evidence of enquiry beyond this. Conceptual understanding is good. Problems of a familiar and unfamiliar nature are solved in a logical manner; solutions are generally correct and acceptable. Performance in transferable skills is sound and shows no significant deficiencies.

-excellent -Excellent (>70%). Knowledge base is extensive and extends well beyond the work covered in the programme. Conceptual understanding is outstanding. Problems of a familiar and unfamiliar nature are solved with efficiency and accuracy; problem-solving procedures are adjusted to the nature of the problem. Performance in transferable skills is generally very good

Learning Outcomes

• Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of atomic structure, the forms of interactions between atoms and molecules

• Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of reaction rates

• Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the nature of acids, bases and salts and measurement of pH

• Students should be able to demonstrate the use of 'the mole' in chemistry.

• Students should be able to name organic compounds using IUPAC nomenclature; draw chemical structures using full, condensed and skeletal style, identify main functional groups in organic compounds, and demonstrate knowledge of basic chemical reactions associated with important organic functional groups