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Module - CHEM1016 - Calculations in Chemistry
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C720 - B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry (Qualifying Year - Restricted)
C721 - M.Sci. Hons. Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry (Qualifying Year - Restricted)
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Module CodeCHEM1016
Credits10
Total Credits:
 
10.00
 
Level:
 
1
 
Target Students:
 
F100, F101, F103, F105,FC17, FC1R,CF71, C720, C721If not offering GCSE A level Mathematics grade C (or equivalent) then students must also take CHEM1018.
 
Summary Of Content:

•Scientific notation and significant figures. Units and conversions between them.
•Rearrangement of chemical expressions. Indices and powers and their reduction to linear formulae.
•Solving equations (quadratic, simultaneous, using logarithms).
•Exponential and logarithms; applied to pH, pKa and simple kinetic expressions.
•Functions commonly used in chemistry, their graphical representation and their reduction to linear formulae.
•Use of differentiation to calculate the rate of change of chemical functions. Application to kinetic problems.
•Stationary points. Finding maxima and minima values of relevant chemical expressions.
•Integration and its application to solve chemical problems.
•Differential equations in chemical problems.
•The use of trigonometry in chemistry.
•Vector algebra.
•Complex numbers.
•Matrices and determinants.
 
 
 
 
TypeLink
Moodle
 
 

To provide a firm understanding of the use of mathematical tools in a chemical context. Emphasis will be put on recognizing whether an answer is reasonable or not. On completion of the module, students are expected to be able to carry out calculations and solve chemical problems with confidence and competence.
 
Education Aims:
 
Offering School:
 
Chemistry
 
Convenor:
 
 
 
Name
Dr Oscar Siles Brugge
 
 
 
 
Semester
Full Year UK
 
 
 
Requisites:
 
N/A
 
Additional Requirements:
 
 
 
Condition
Only available for students studying UG Chemistry inc Medicinal & Biological
Only available for students studying Biochemistry & Biological Chemistry
 
 
Method and Frequency of Class:
 
 
 
ActivityNumber of WeeksNumber of sessionsDuration of a session
Workshop
19 weeks
1 week
1 hour
 
   
 
Method of Assessment:
 
Assessment TypeWeightRequirements
Exam 1
10.00
Examination 2 hours. If a further re-assessment is allowed under Undergraduate Course Regulation 19, the form of the re-assessment for this module will be 100% coursework.
 
   
 
Assessment Period:
 
Assessed by end of Designated Period
 
     
 
Learning Outcome:
 

At the end of the module, a student is expected to be able to: • Manipulate and rearrange algebraic chemical expressions with confidence • Evaluate and manipulate chemical expressions involving the exponential and logarithm functions • Recognize linear expressions and obtain chemical quantities from them • Obtain linear plots • Graphically represent polynomial, exponential and logarithm functions for chemical problems • Find the maxima and minima of relevant chemical functions • Differentiate and integrate simple functions, such as chemical rate equations and manipulate differential equations in chemical problems. • Be familiar with the use of complex numbers. • Use and manipulate vectors in a chemistry context • Use and manipulate matrices and calculate determinants.
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