KE508: Physical Chemistry B
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: English
EKA: N530022112, N530022102
Assessment: Second examiner: None, Second examiner: External
Grading: Pass/Fail, 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Bachelor
STADS ID (UVA): N530022101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 14-05-2020
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Approved - active
Entry requirements
Fundamental Chemistry (FF503 or KE501), KE523 Physical Chemistry A (or KE537 Microscopic and macroscopic physical chemistry) and KE528 Introductory inorganic chemistry (or KE521 Chemistry of the elements) are expected.
Academic preconditions
Students taking the course are expected to:
- have knowledge of introductory chemistry and willingness to extend and apply this knowledge to towards physical chemistry,
- be able to use basic physical chemistry principles from the course KE537.
- be able to perform basic calculations such as working with fractions, use of force laws, converting decimal powers, use and conversion of physical units, read and pool tables for the presentation of properties, prepare readable data graphs,
- be able to use basic algebra and rewrite algebraic equations in order to apply them to describe physico-chemical phenomena,
- have some understanding about statistical and systematic errors and about error propagation.
Course introduction
The course aims to extend the basic concepts of physical chemistry, and to apply them in the laboratory, and extend them towards non-ideal behavior. Furthermore, physical chemistry principles will be applied to biological systems. The students will get more familiar with the dependence of systems on temperature, pressure and composition. Students will solve quantitative exercises in tutorial sessions to test their ability to apply physical chemistry principles. The students will also apply general laboratory techniques to conduct 6-7 laboratory exercises. They are expected to submit professional scientific lab reports with careful error analysis.
The laboratory part includes simple physico-chemical methods such as calorimetry, vapor pressure measurements, conductivity measurements, quantitative material determination, etc. The theoretical and practical topics are chosen so that they serve as a repetition but also for deepening of relevant details from the course syllabus.
The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the courses of the first two and half years of the bachelor's program, and it provides a basis for applying and extending previous knowledge with regard to experimental verification and reporting. Focus is hands-on laboratory work.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
- provide knowledge about the physico-chemical characteristics of chemical and biochemical systems.
- develop skills to gather new knowledge and combine it with a specific experimental task,
- provide skills to break down the task into its specific aspects and establish formal plans and documentation about the activity (on sample making, on data acquisition, making tables, graphing data, etc.)
- make the students practice collaboration and communication skills in laboratory exercises.
Expected learning outcome
The learning objective of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
- be able to apply basic mathematics for use in the laboratory and for data analysis;
- quantitatively apply physical chemistry principles on biological systems
- apply physical chemistry principles to non-ideal systems encountered more frequently in real life.
- identify the central topics to conduct the lab exercise and to read up the scientific background (using textbooks, hand -outs, Internet sources, etc.);
- document the course progress continuously by writing an individual notebook while working, for later use during the oral exam
- take data and analyze them applying the knowledge gained throughout the course,
- evaluate the literature for the discussion of their results,
- draw a scientific conclusion on the lab exercise outcome.
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course:
- deepened knowledge on physical chemistry (non-ideal behavior, mixtures, reaction kinetics, etc.)
- application of physical chemistry principles to biology and non-ideal systems
- introduction into experimental work in physical chemistry,
- introduction to the planning and implementation of hands-on lab exercises,
- introduction to data collection and statistical analysis
Literature
- Atkins, P., & de Paula, J. and Ronald Freidmann., Physical Chemistry, Quanta, Matter and Change (2nd ed.) Oxford, Great Britain: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780199609819
See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
Examination regulations
Prerequisites for participating in the exam element a)
Timing
Autumn
Tests
Participation in laboratory exercises
EKA
N530022112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
0
Additional information
Active contribution during the laboratory work in teams, completion of the laboratory work and data analysis.
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a)
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a)
Exam element a)
Timing
January
Prerequisites
| Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
|---|---|---|
| Examination part | Prerequisites for participating in the exam element a) | N530022101, KE508: Physical Chemistry B |
Tests
Oral examination
EKA
N530022102
Assessment
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Allowed exam aids: The notebook assembled throughout the course.
A closer description of the exam rules will be posted in itslearning
A closer description of the exam rules will be posted in itslearning
ECTS value
5
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase.
- Intro phase (lectures, class lessons) - 20 hours
- Training phase: 32 hours, including 8 hours tutorials and 24 hours laboratory
Intro phase: The theoretical part of the course delves deeper into the concepts of Physical Chemistry. This involves lectures, discussions in class, and the reading up of lecture contents.
The training phase has two components:
- The tutorial sessions will be used to test and establish the quantitative understanding of physical chemistry concepts. This involves about 6 2-hour tutorial sessions with the instructor.
- Laboratory sessions for the practical implementation of the concepts learnt in the training phase. There will be 6-7 laboratory exercises, one of them possibly computational.
- preparation for the
laboratory exercises: collection of the essential topics of the
experiments, preparation of tables to enter details on sample making,
and preparation of tables for the data to take, - reading about the background behind the laboratory exercises, entering the details into the course notebook
- writing laboratory reports for the experiments as hand in and as training for the bachelor thesis writing.
The study phase spans the entire course, and the students work on the lectures (go through reading materials), work on problem sets provided for the tutorial sessions; and go through background material for the laboratory sessions.