Chemistry

Course summary

Module 1 - Development of practical skills in Chemistry Skills of planning, implementing, analysis and evaluation Module 2 - Foundations in Chemistry Atoms, compounds, molecules and equations, amount of substance, acid-base and redox reactions, electrons, bonding and structure Module 3 - Periodic table and energy Periodic table, Group 2 and halogens, qualitative analysis, enthalpy changes, reaction rates and equilibrium Module 4 - Core organic Chemistry Basic concepts, hydrocarbons, alcohols and halo-alkanes, organic synthesis, analytical techniques (IR, MS) Module 5 - Physical Chemistry and transition elements Reaction rates and equilibria, pH and buffers, enthalpy, entropy and free energy, redox and electrode potentials, transition elements Module 6 - Organic Chemistry and analysis Aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids and esters, nitrogen compounds, polymers, organic synthesis, chromatography and spectroscopy (NMR)