DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY AND RELATED PHYSICS.
Learning Outcomes - Knowledge and Understanding, Learning

UNDERTAKE SIMPLE CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS AND UTILISE CHEMICAL EQUATIONS.
Learning Outcomes - Application, Knowledge and Understanding, problem solving

TO DEMONSTRATE PRACTICAL SKILLS APPROPRIATE TO THE THEORY COVERED BY THIS MODULE.
Learning Outcomes - Application, Enquiry

TO COLLECT, ANALYSE AND INTERPRET EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND COMMUNICATE FINDINGS IN AN INTELLIGABLE WRITTEN FORMAT.
Learning Outcomes - Analysis, communication, enquiry, reflection

Examination 2 hours to assess outcomes 1 to 2 (60%) (final assessment)¿

A laboratory report – students are allowed to submit two lab reports of their choice and the best mark is the formal summative mark to assess outcomes 3 and 4 (40%)

Additional Assessment Information:¿
Students will be required to complete 2 pieces of summative assessment, namely a laboratory report and end of module examination. These will be used to assess both comprehension of the subject and the attainment of subject specific and transferable study skills.

Formative exam questions and review of these will be provided.

The states of matter. Elements, compounds and mixtures. Atomic structure. The periodic table and trends. The mole and relative atomic, molecular and formula masses. Stoichiometry, reacting masses and volumes of pure solids, liquids, gases and solutions. Simple models of ionic, covalent and metallic bonds. Polar bonds. Intermolecular forces (including H-bonding). Classification of reactions into redox, acid-base, precipitation, solvolysis (especially hydrolysis) and pyrolysis. Balancing chemical equations.¿
Chemical equilibrium, Le Chatelier's Principle, equilibrium constants. Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases, ionic product of water, pH, pKa and pKb . Standard redox potentials and their use in prediction of spontaneity of chemical reactions. Enthalpy of reactions (including enthalpy of formation, enthalpy of combustion and bond enthalpy), exothermic and endothermic reactions. The characteristics of s-, p- and d-block elements and their compounds (especially hydrides, oxides chlorides and for s-block, nitrates and carbonates). Hydrocarbon compounds. Recognition of organic functional groups, halogen-compounds, alcohols, phenols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters amines and amino acids. The nomenclature of organic compounds. The chemistry of alcohols and carboxylic acids.¿
An introduction to instrumental methods of quantitative analysis (including GC, HPLC and AAS).¿

The underpinning physics to aid the understanding of the fundamental principles of chemistry will also be covered.

Subject Specific¿
The module will be delivered by tutor led theory sessions, problem solving classes and practical work, throughout which the emphasis will be on student involvement.¿
The information will be delivered using lectures, videos and demonstrations. Worksheets will be used to engage students in an active role in the learning process. Problem solving activities will be used to consolidate learning. The active learning is continued in the practical sessions where investigative procedures will be discussed, planned and carried out by the students.¿
Formative learning will be aided by assignments, tutorial exercises and the ability to receive formative feedback of coursework drafts prior to submission.¿
The lecture and laboratory classes will be spread over semester 1 and 2 so that there will be class contact and scheduled activities per week. Each week the classes will contain an appropriate combination of theory and practical exercises for the individual topic being delivered.¿
The time for independent study will be taken up by preparation and completion of assignment work, library research, preparation for class discussion, laboratory report writing and exam preparation.¿¿

A-Level Chemistry: AQA Year 1&2 Complete Revision & Practice, 2018, CGP,

C. M. Aegerter, Introductory Physics for Biological Scientists, 2018, Cambridge University Press

P Atkins & L Jones, 2016, Chemistry, The quest for insight (7th edition), Freeman

In order to provide further support specialist texts and journal articles can be accessed via the WWW as well as College and University library support services. In addition, suitable texts/resources will be cited as and when required to support a learning activity.¿

Well-appointed classroom, with screen casting facilities
Appropriately equipped laboratory.¿
Appropriately resourced library.¿
I.T Resources equipped with Office or equivalent