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Undergraduate Course: CP Molecules and Matter (CHPH09002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Chemistry CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaChemical Physics Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course consists of lectures in Molecular Spectroscopy, and Phases and Interfaces. The course forms part of the prescribed third year curriculum for students on degrees in Chemical Physics.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemistry 2 (CHEM08019) AND Applicable Mathematics 1 (MATH08027) AND Mathematical Methods 1 (MATH08029)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Chemistry 3A (CHEM09005)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information Lectures and tutorials as arranged.
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 16, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 42, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 15 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)1:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the factors which determine the energies, intensities and linewidths of the transitions observed in molecular rotation, vibrational and electronic spectra
- Derive, from rotational spectroscopic data, the rotational constant, moment of inertia and bold length of a diatomic molecule, and to relate electron diffraction radial distribution curves to molecular structures
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of experimental spectroscopic methods
- Draw and interpret phase diagrams
- Understand the thermodynamic factors important in phase transitions and the behaviour of interfacial systems
Assessment Information
1 exam of 1.5 h.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsCPMolMat
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Alexander
Tel: (0131 6)50 4741
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Moira Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4754
Email:
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