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| KJM100 |
General Chemistry |
| Course responsible |
Morten Sørlie |
IKBM |
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| Number of credits allocated |
10.0 |
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Norwegian |
| Limits for class size |
There is room for 10 laboratory sessions per week, with a maximum of 40 students per session. |
| Semester/trimester |
| August block |
Autumn parallel |
January block |
Spring parallel |
June block |
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| Colour explanation: Red/yellow = teaching periods. The red period indicates when the teaching starts. |
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| Teachers |
Linn Wilhelmsen, Kristine Eide, Anne Gravdal, Hanne Devle, Salima Fjeld. |
| Type of course |
Lectures: 4 hours per week (2 x 2 hours)
Laboratory work: 4 hours per week for 6 weeks.
Introduction to the laboratory work: 3 hours, one session.
Laboratory service ('question sessions') and help with the mathematics assignments (voluntary): 2 hours per week. |
| Compulsory educational activities |
Laboratory exercises with reports and 1 hour laboratory review per exercise. |
| Prerequisites |
Second year chemistry from upper secondary school, or KJM007. MATH100. |
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| Exam |
L |
| Assessment methods |
The assessment is comprised of the following:
Test 1: 1 hour, counts 10 % of the total grade.
Test 2: 1 hour, counts 20 % of the total grade.
Test 3: 1 hours, counts 20 % of the total grade.
Test 4: 2 hours, counts 50 % of the total grade. |
| Grading |
A-F |
| Examination aids |
B1: distributed calculator, no other aids. |
| Nominal workload |
Total number of lecture hours: 46.
Total number of laboratory hours: 21.
Review of Laboratory work during the semester: 6 hours.
Compulsory mathematics assignments in connection with laboratory work: 18 hours.
4 tests during the semester: 5 hours.
Discussion groups/mathematics exercises: 24 hours.
Individual study: 180 hours. |
| Course frequency |
Annually |
| Comment on frequency |
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| Teaching methods |
Lectures. Laboratory work with a report (compulsory). Question sessions in connection with laboratory reports and calculation exercises led by teacher assistants. |
| Teaching support |
Question sessions service in connection with laboratory reports and calculation exercises led by teacher assistants. |
| Examiner |
An external examiner will be used to control that the level of the examination questions are satisfactory. |
| Entrance requirements |
Special requirements in Science
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| Objective of course |
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Students should understand basic chemical principles and reactions. They should be able to name simple chemical compounds and judge the physical and chemical properties of the substances based on their structure. Students should be able to conduct simple laboratory experiments and report and evaluate the results. The course gives a foundation for further study of chemistry and other natural sciences. |
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| Course contents |
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| Lectures are given by the teacher throughout the entire semester. The teacher will go through the calculation exercises. Presentation of laboratory exercises by teacher (compulsory). Laboratory exercises (compulsory). Guidance is offered by teaching assistants on laboratory reports and calculation exercises. |
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| Syllabus |
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| Textbook: Raymond Chang, General Chemistry, Essential Concepts. In addition, the laboratory booklet is part of the syllabus. A detailed syllabus will be given out at the start of the course. The textbook may change. |
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| Last updated |
2012-04-13 |
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