Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)
Module CHEM3041: MOLECULES AND THEIR INTERACTIONS
Department: Chemistry
CHEM3041: MOLECULES AND THEIR INTERACTIONS
| Type | Open | Level | 3 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2007/08 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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Prerequisites
- Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2012) AND Properties of Molecules (CHEM2041).
Corequisites
- Core Chemistry 3 (CHEM3012) OR, for students following the MSci in Chemistry and Mathematics or Chemistry and Physics (FGC0), Chemical Physics 3 (CHEM3411).
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- To advance the knowledge of colloids and interfaces, intermolecular interactions and electronic and vibrational spectroscopy.
Content
- Intermolecular forces: electrostatic; induction; dispertion; repulsion.
- Experimental methods.
- Molecular excited states: electronic spectroscopy, fluorescence and phosphorescence.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Explain the nature and quantitative aspects of intermolecular forces and apply this knowledge;
- describe the theory behind rotation-vibration spectroscopy of polyatomic molecules, its applications and the experimental techniques involved;
- describe the principles behind electronic spectroscopy and the relaxation of excited states, and display a knowledge of the range of applications available within each technique.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Perform and discuss advanced laboratory experiments.
Key Skills:
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures are used to convey concepts and are examined by written papers. This is thought to be the best method to assess the knowledge of the students.
- Workshops are larger groups of students where problems are considered and common difficulties shared. This ensures that students have understood the work and can apply it to real life situations. These are formatively assessed.
- Laboratory classes teach students techniques in various aspects of physical chemistry. They are continuously assessed so that the student can learn from one session to the next.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 21 | 1 per week | 1 Hour | 21 | |
| Practicals | 20 | 4 per week in Term 1 or 2 | 3 Hours | 60 | |
| Other (workshops) | 3 | 1 per Term | 1.5 Hours | 4.5 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 114.5 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examination | Component Weighting: 65% | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Written examination | Two hours | 100% | |
| Component: Laboratory Work | Component Weighting: 35% | ||
| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| results of laboratory work | 100% | ||
Formative Assessment:
Set work for workshops.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University