General Chemistry (3 cr)
Code: 5N00BG44-3015
General information
- Enrolment period
- 10.06.2019 - 01.09.2019
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.08.2019 - 20.10.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Bioproduct Engineering
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Bioproduct and Process Engineering, students who began in 2014-2018
- Teachers
- Mervi Tapola-Salminen
- Kaisa Lahti
- Course
- 5N00BG44
Objectives (course unit)
The student is able to
- explain the basics of chemical properties of matter
- name common inorganic compounds
- solve simple calculation problems used in analytics
Content (course unit)
- periodic table
- the nomenclature of inorganic compounds
- the main types of chemical bonding
- number of moles, concentration, chemical equations, pH (strong acids and bases)
- oxidation, reduction, oxidation states
Location and time
According to school schedule
Exam schedules
TENTIT xx.xx., näkyy lukkarissa, ei vaadi ilmoittautumista
UUSINTA xx.xx. klo 1630, Kuntokatu 3, vaatii ilmoittautumisen (ARVOSANAN KOROTUS VAIN TÄSSÄ)
UUSINTA xx.xx. klo 1630, Kuntokatu 3, vaatii ilmoittautumisen
TÄYDENTYY elokuussa! (Välikoevaihtoehto)
Assessment methods and criteria
ASSESSMENT: Two exams worth the same - I RECOMMEND!
Let's discuss the exams in the 1st lesson.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
Contact lessons
Learning materials
Electronic Handouts (Tabula)
Main source: Zumdahl, S. - Chemical Principles (any edition after 5)
Calculator
Content scheduling
1. INFO; Tabula etc. Atomic structure + Molecules and ions + Periodic table of elements
2. Naming of compounds + (Atomic mass) + Mole and amount of matter
3. Molecular Weight + Reaction Equations + Balancing Reaction Equations + Stoichiometry
4. Limiting factor + Concentration
5. Solution Concentration & Recap
6. Midterm Exam 1
7. Percentage by mass (solution) + Volume by volume
8. Concentration of solution
9. Chemical bonds + Oxidation numbers + Definition of acid and base
10. Acid Strength + pH Scale + Strong Acid pH + Strong Base pH
11. Ed. subject continues & recap
12. Midterm Exam 2
Further information
No attendance required
Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
Is able to calculate solutions concentration, mass-% and reaction equation based exersices
Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
In addition the course is able to explain some of the concepts, calculate some earlier point more complex calculations, to name some of the compounds, and to answer some questions about the content
Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
In addition to the above, the expertise is broader and the application is successful