KJM1500 Physical Chemistry Course description

The students shall acquire knowledge of thermodynamics and kinetics. In addition, the course shall provide students with basic knowledge of radioactivity and coordination chemistry.

Passed laboratory course in KJPE1300 General Chemistry.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge The student:

• is capable of defining and carrying out calculations of energy, work and heat
• is capable of explaining and carrying out calculations of enthalpy (H), entropy (S), and Gibbs free energy (G), for different processes
• is capable of deriving and carrying out calculations of the connection between equilibrium constants, temperature and thermodynamic values
• is capable of explaining and calculating phase equilibria/ phase diagrams
• is capable of defining and carrying out calculations of colligative properties
• is capable of deriving connections between electrochemistry and thermodynamic values
• is capable of deciding a reaction order and performing kinetic calculations
• has basic knowledge of energy and energy transfer in different systems, knowledge of colligative properties and phase equilibria
• has basic knowledge of radioactivity
• has basic knowledge of transition metal and coordination compounds

Skills The student:

• can collaborate in groups both with practical and written work
• have insight into the proper handling of chemicals on the basis of safety data sheets and from laboratory experience

General competence

The student:

• can perform thermodynamic measurements for different processes and phase transitions
• can derive some equations in thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium and phase equilibrium, electrochemistry and reaction kinetics
• can plot and outline phase diagrams
• can use Nernst equation and emf measurements in calculations
• can solve simple rate laws as differential equations and use the expressions further in calculations

The teaching is organised as lectures, exercises and demonstration of laboratory equipment

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 8 compulsory exercises (2-4 hours per exercise)
• 1 laboratory exercise with Lab report (2 -5 pages)

Surveying includes the collection, processing, analysis, storage, distribution and presentation of spatial position data. The course provides theoretical and practically oriented knowledge of selected fields of surveying.

Together with the other natural science subjects, the course in statistics lays a foundation for the engineering subjects. This course gives students an understanding of concepts in statistics and probability theory, problems and solution methods, with the focus on application in their own field and in the engineering field in general. Builds on courses from the first year of study.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student:

• is capable of explaining the geodetic basis for specifying the height and coordinates of markers in the terrain, as well as the main principles of the theory of errors
• knows the principles behind GNSS, total stations and other surveying equipment
• knows the theory behind practical calculations in surveying
• is capable of explaining key concepts of set theory, probability theory, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing theory and choice of model
• is capable of explaining normal, binomial, Poisson and exponential probability distributions, as well as typical problems to which they can be applied

Skills

The student is capable of:

• calculating the heights and coordinates of markers in the terrain, and of calculating the area of plots and closed traverses
• calculating the area of plots of land
• using a total station and level telescope
• drawing cross- and longitudinal sections and carrying out mass calculations
• applying statistical principles and concepts from his/her own professional field
• carrying out basic probability calculations and parameter estimation
• setting up confidence intervals and testing hypotheses for normally and binomially distributed data
• carrying out simple correlation/regression analyses

General competence

The student:

• understands and is capable of using geographic information for planning, execution and control of building activities using digital equipment such as a total station and GPS, and of using relevant software to interpret the results. The student is capable of using manual calculations to check the results.
• uses statistical approaches to engineering problems and communicates them orally and in writing
• is capable of solving problems in engineering by using probability calculations, statistical planning of trials, data collection and analysis

Lectures and weekly exercise sessions. In the exercise sessions, the students work on assignments, both individually and in groups, under the supervision of a lecturer and/or student assistant (a coursework requirement).

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 2 exercises in the field, including reports
• 5 assignments for submission, 10-20 pages