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Materials Chemistry 2 (U02663)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : CHE-2-MatChem

Materials Chemistry 2 will introduce "Materials" as an area where Chemists have a leading role in the development and application of the new materials that are all pervasive in modern life. The course will explain how bulk mechanical, optical and conducting properties of materials can be related to factors such as electronic structure, crystallinity and molecular structure through an introduction to bonding in solids, band theory, crystal chemistry, materials synthesis and characterisation methods, together with examples of application in areas such as microelectronics, polymer science, catalysis and nanotechnology. Lecture material will be supported by laboratory work.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Chemistry 1A (CHE-1-A) and Chemistry 1B (CHE-1-B); or equivalent.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Chemistry, (School of Chemistry, Schedule L)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Laboratory	Monday	14:00	17:00	KB
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	17:00	KB

? Additional Class Information : 28 hours lecture, 7h examples classes, 12 hours laboratories.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The students will gain:

A knowledge of materials types and their underlying chemical structures, and methods for the synthesis and characterisation of particular types of material.

An understanding of some important materials properties, of ordering and bonding in the crystalline state and its characterisation by diffraction, and of key chemical mechanisms such as nanoparticle and macromolecule growth and catalytic activity.

An appreciation of the practical requirements for modern materials, including multicomponent systems where interfaces are important, and structure-morphology-property relationships in materials ranging from ceramics to polymers.

Assessment Information

Assessment will be through the practicals mark, a written exercise based on background reading and reporting of a topic related to one of the laboratory experiments, and a 3 hour written paper at the end of the semester. The overall mark will be calculated as:
0.67 EX + 0.11WE + 0.22 PM
where EX = the % mark from the end of semester degree examination, WE = the % mark from the written exercise and PM = the % mark from the practical exercises.
This corresponds to 33% of the overall assessment based on continuous assessment or course work.
An overall mark of 40% or more will be required for a pass. Minimum marks of 40% in EX and 35% in the overall continuous assessment mark (0.33 WE + 0.67 PM) will be required for a pass, regardless of the combined mark.