Engelska Studiehandboken kurser
Dept of Chemical and Metallurgical Eng
KMK604 Chemistry A 30.0 ECTS credits
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General information about studying at Luleå university
TIMEPERIOD: Q I-II
LANGUAGE: Swedish
EXAMINER
Mats Lindberg Univ lekt
PREREQUISITES
Basic qualifications.
COURSE AIM
Item 1. General chemistry
The course provides basic knowledge and skills in chemistry.
Item 2. Organic chemistry and biochemistry.
The course provides basic knowledge and skills in organic chemistry and biochemistry.
CONTENTS
Item 1.
Fundamental concepts and general laboratory skills.
Inorganic nomenclature and chemical equations.
Ideal and real gases.
Gas kinetics
Basic thermochemistry and thermodynamics.
The structure of the atom and the periodic table.
Chemical bonding and molecular orbital theory.
The acid-base concept.
Chemical equilibria in homogenous and heterogeneous systems.
Item 2.
Chemical bonding in organic chemistry
Structure and isomerism
Physical and chemical properties of organic compounds
Reaction mechanisms
Methods of analysis and purification of organic compounds
Synthetic and natural polymers
Metabolic processes, organisation and regulation
The organisation and expression of the genetic material
Recombinant DNA-techniques
TEACHING
The instruction consists of lectures and laboratory classes. The laboratory classes are compulsory.
EXAMINATION
Written exams, which are graded.
Laboratory reports.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,G,VG
ITEMS/CREDITS
Written exam - Biochemistry 6.0ECTS
Written exam - Organic chemistry 6.0ECTS
Laboratory work 3.0ECTS
Laboratory work 4.5ECTS
Written exam 10.5ECTS
COURSE LITTERATURE
Item 1.
Petrucci, R.H. and Harwood, W.S.: General chemistry, Principles and Modern Applications, 7th edition, MacMillan 1996.
Compendium
Kemiska Data
Item 2.
Solomons: Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 4th ed.
Stryer: Biochemistry, 4th ed.
REMARKS
Last modified : 97-06-05
by Jan Lindberg
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