Department of Chemistry, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
CH30187: Laboratory chemistry 2 (NS) |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| PR80RT20 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take CH30186. This unit is only available to students on MSci programmes in Natural Sciences. |
| Description:
| Aims: To build upon prior theoretical knowledge of chemistry by consolidating and extending the practical skills essential for advanced laboratory work in the subject. Learning Outcomes: After studying this Unit, students should be able to: * Demonstrate practical skills and techniques to a good level of ability and perform sophisticated experimental manipulation. * Provide experience in computational chemistry * Introduce a range of advanced techniques in molecular modelling and chemical IT * Consolidate knowledge from lectures by hands-on visualisation and calculation * Perform straightforward syntheses of inorganic and/or organic compounds. * Analyse compounds and deduce structural information using a range of physical and spectroscopic methods. * Evaluate complicated results in terms of the theory underlying the experiment * Write clear and concise accounts of experimental work undertaken and of deductions made from them. * Understand the importance of advanced experimental design and safety. * Use spreadsheets to analyse data in a competent manner. * Communicate results in a variety of formats. Skills: Laboratory skills: manipulation, observation (T, F, A), problem solving (T, F, A), scientific writing (F, A), independent working (F), oral and poster presentation (F, A). Content: A variety of experiments and exercises in inorganic (I), organic (O), physical (P) and computational (C) chemistry will be undertaken according to a plan determined by the student's prior knowledge and experience of I, O and P, by lab availability and scheduling criteria, and by what work will have been undertaken previously in CH30186. A short independent project using computational chemistry methods will consolidate both material learned in lectures but also in the computational practical classes. |