Entry requirements

15 credits in Chemistry including at least 5 credits from Chemical Principles I/Basic Chemistry 10 credits or The Basic Principles of Chemistry 15 credits. In addition, participation in 15 credits of courses in Chemistry and participation in Linear Algebra and Geometry I 5 credits.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• explain the relationships between energy, force and motion, as well as solve model problems based on these relationships
• define basic quantities in electrostatics and solve problems in electrostatics that are of relevance to chemistry.
• draw conclusions about trends in molecular vibrations on the basis of theories of periodic motion
• discuss the basic concepts of and relationships in wave mechanics and apply these to model problems.

Content

Mechanics: Newton's equations, linear momentum, angular momentum, work, energy, rotational motion. Electrostatics: Coulomb's law, electric field strength and potential, electric dipole. Capacitors, electrostatic energy. Periodic motion , vibrations. Basic wave mechanics , diffraction, interference.

Instruction

Lectures, problem solving sessions and laboratory work.

Assessment

Written tests are organised at the end of the course and correspond 4 credits. The laboratory sessions correspond to 1 credit. All subparts must be passed in order to receive a pass grade on the course.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.