CP Literature Review (U01741)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : CHE-4-MCPLitRev

The couse aims to provide training in the searching, reading and critical assessment of the primary scientific literature. Students are required to produce a review article on the subject of the Research Project to be carried out in the final MChemPhys year. The course forms part of the Honours curriculum for students on the Masters of Chemical Physics degree programme.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : CP Symmetry and Structure (CHE-3-CPSymStr) and CP Kinetics and Catalysis (CHE-3-CPKinCat) and CP Molecules and Matter (CHE-3-CPMolMat) and Electromagnetism (PHY-3-ElMag) and Optics (PHY-3-Optics) and Physical Mathematics (PHY-3-PhMath) and Quantum Mechanics (PHY-3-QuantMech) and Statistical Mechanics (PHY-3-StatMech) and CP Practical and Transferable Skills (CHE-3-CPPract) and Electronic Methods in the Physical Laboratory (PHY-3-ElMeth) and Computational Methods (PHY-3-CompMeth) at a weighted average at or above Grade C at the first attempt, and Applicable Mathematics 3 (Phys Sci), and Mathematical Methods 3 (Phys Sci), and Foundations of Mathematical Physics 2 (PHY-2-FoMP); or with the permission of Head of School.

? Prohibited combinations : BSc ChemPhys Research Project (CHE-4-BScCPProj).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Chemical Physics, (School of Chemistry, Schedule L)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Additional Class Information : Approximately 80 hours of student literature survey and report preparation effort, within times assigned

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to search the scientific literature on a given topic, and summarise the results of the search in written form to a professional standard