Course description
Course outline
Laboratory fee: £135
The chemical elements, compounds and mixtures; nomenclature; the mole; chemical formulae, equations for reactions; precipitation, acid/base and redox reactions; reaction stoichiometry; properties of gases; solids, liquids, intermolecular forces; models of atoms and the periodic table; ionic and covalent bonds; shapes of molecules, bond strengths; thermodynamics, first and second laws, enthalpy, entropy, free energy; properties of solutions: phase transitions, solubility, colligative properties.
Pre-requisite
High school mathematics through algebra.
Assessments
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Test | Sumsch1 Week 1 (1 hour ) | equal weighting |
| Test | Sumsch1 Week 2 (1 hour ) | equal weighting |
| Test | Sumsch1 Week 3 (1 hour ) | equal weighting |
| Coursework | 20.00% | |
| Practical Report | Sumsch1 Week 2 | equal weighting |
| Practical Report | Sumsch1 Week 2 | equal weighting |
| Practical Report | Sumsch1 Week 3 | equal weighting |
| Practical Report | Sumsch1 Week 3 | equal weighting |
| Practical Report | Sumsch1 Week 4 | equal weighting |
| Practical Report | Sumsch1 Week 4 | equal weighting |
| Coursework | 10.00% | |
| Problem Sets | Sumsch1 Week 2 | equal weighting |
| Problem Sets | Sumsch1 Week 3 | equal weighting |
| Problem Sets | Sumsch1 Week 4 | equal weighting |
| Problem Sets | Sumsch1 Week 4 | equal weighting |
| Coursework | 50.00% | |
| Test | Sumsch1 Week 4 (3 hours ) | equal weighting |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
Teaching methods
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intl Summer School Session 1 | LECTURE | 2 hours | 5555000000 |
| Intl Summer School Session 1 | PRACTICAL | 4 hours | 1221000000 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Contact details
Dr Penny Chaloner
Assess convenor, Convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/iss/profile452.html