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Undergraduate Course: Physical Chemistry in Action Level 11 (CHEM11022)

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 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	Chemistry	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	A lecture course covering instruction in the theory and application of modern advanced instrumentation techniques to chemistry. The course comprises individual lectures courses on: Mass Spectrometry, Sensors, Microscopy and Imaging, and Biomolecular Systems. The course is suitable for Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: ( Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005) AND Chemistry 3B (CHEM09006) AND Chemistry 3P Practical and Transferable Skills (CHEM09007)) OR ( CP Symmetry and Structure (CHPH09001) AND CP Kinetics and Catalysis (CHPH09003) AND CP Molecules and Matter (CHPH09002) AND Electromagnetism (PHYS09018) AND Diffraction Physics (PHYS09047) AND Physical Mathematics (PHYS09015) AND Quantum Mechanics (PHYS09017) AND Statistical Mechanics (PHYS09019) AND CP Practical and Transferable Skills (CHPH09004) AND Electronic Methods in the Physical Laboratory (PHYS09023) AND Computational Methods (PHYS09016) AND Applicable Mathematics 3 (Phys Sci) (MATH08015) AND Mathematical Methods 3 (Phys Sci) (MATH08016) AND Foundations of Mathematical Physics (PHYS08024))	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations	Students MUST NOT also be taking Physical Chemistry in Action Level 10 (CHEM10020)	Other requirements	(Must include a weighted average of Grade C or higher in all Chemistry 3 courses AND a weighted average of Grade D or higher in Chemistry 3A and Chemistry 3B, at the first attempt and Mathematics qualifications of at least 20 credits to level Applicable Mathematics 1 and Mathematical Methods 1.) OR (Must include a weighted average of Grade C or higher in all Chemical Physics 3 courses AND a weighted average of Grade D or higher in all Chemical Physics 3 courses with degree examinations, at the first attempt) OR (with the permission of Head of School.)
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11				14:00 - 14:50
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11					14:00 - 14:50
King's Buildings	Lecture		1-11	14:00 - 14:50
First Class	Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 40, Joseph Black Building
Additional information	30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours:Minutes	Stationery Requirements		Comments
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			3:00	4 x 8 sides / graph		c/w U01235

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to: - review the principles of different types of ion sources (including MALDI, electrospray ionisation, field and plasma ionisation and desorption), mass analysers (including quadrupole, ion-trap, time-of-flight, ion cyclotron and FT mass analysers), ion detectors and computer-aided data processing in modern mass spectrometry - discuss novel techniques of mass spectroscopic analysis of proteins in a solvent free environment - interpret fragmentation patterns, particularly as applied to peptide mass fingerprinting - describe the essential elements of chemical sensors and rationalise the importance of factors such as sensitivity, selectivity, dynamic range, reproducibility, operating environment and cost - illustrate examples of the chemical synthesis of specific molecular recognition systems and natural biosensor systems - understand the physical principles of optical, electron and scanning probe microscopies, including confocal microscopy, scanning near field optical microscopy, electron microscopy, scanning tunnelling microscopy and atomic force microscopy - illustrate example applications of fluorescence microscopy and imaging and in-situ microscopy studies of surface chemistry and catalysis - understand thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of protein structure and dynamics - rationalise the influence of the intracellular environment on the behaviour of macromolecules - illustrate how modern analytical techniques are used to gain insight into the dynamics of the living cell with particular emphasis on the interactions between protein and DNA Learning outcomes specific to attainment of a pass at Level 11 include: - ability to integrate all, or most, of the main areas of the course - development of original and creative responses to problems and issues within the course - application of critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues at the forefront of the subject area

Assessment Information
One degree exam of 3 hours.

Special Arrangements
None

Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Andrew Alexander Tel: (0131 6)50 4741 Email: andrew.alexander@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Ms Rosie Filipiak Tel: (0131 6)50 3843 Email: r.filipiak@ed.ac.uk

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