Undergraduate Course: Materials Chemistry 2 (CHEM08021)
Course Outline
School |
School of Chemistry |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Chemistry |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
|
|
Course description |
Materials Chemistry 2 will introduce "Materials" as an area where Chemists have a leading role in the development and application of the new materials that are all pervasive in modern life. The course will explain how bulk mechanical, optical and conducting properties of materials can be related to factors such as electronic structure, crystallinity and molecular structure through an introduction to bonding in solids, band theory, crystal chemistry, materials synthesis and characterisation methods, together with examples of application in areas such as microelectronics, polymer science, catalysis and nanotechnology. Lecture material will be supported by laboratory work. |
Course Delivery Information
|
Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 | | King's Buildings | Laboratory | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 250, Joseph Black Building |
Additional information |
28 hours lecture, 7h examples classes, 12 hours laboratories. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The students will gain:
A knowledge of materials types and their underlying chemical structures, and methods for the synthesis and characterisation of particular types of material.
An understanding of some important materials properties, of ordering and bonding in the crystalline state and its characterisation by diffraction, and of key chemical mechanisms such as nanoparticle and macromolecule growth and catalytic activity.
An appreciation of the practical requirements for modern materials, including multicomponent systems where interfaces are important, and structure-morphology-property relationships in materials ranging from ceramics to polymers.
|
Assessment Information
one essay, one six-week laboratory, one 3 h degree exam, with each component contributing to the final mark in the ratio 0.15:0.25:0.60, respectively. |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Prof John Attfield
Tel: (0131 6)51 7229
Email: J.P.Attfield@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Susan Maitland
Tel: (0131 6)50 4707
Email: Susan.Maitland@ed.ac.uk |
|
copyright 2010 The University of Edinburgh -
1 September 2010 5:41 am
|