Entry requirements

60 credits in chemistry including Physical Chemistry I, 10 credits

Learning outcomes

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

• discuss fundamental theoretical principles and models and solve conceptual problems in chemical reaction dynamics and electron transfer
• describe the basic principles of photophysics, photochemistry and lasers
• solve numerical problems related to the course content
• perform advanced laboratory experiments related to the course content, analyse and report the results and discuss them in context
• use scientific literature to gain a deeper understanding of the course content.

   

Content

Chemical reaction dynamics: collision theory, transition state theory, bimolecular diffusion-reaction models, potential energy surfaces, barriers and transitions, ultra-fast dynamics, electron transfer. Excited states and basic photochemistry. Semiconductors and solar cells. Lasers in chemistry. Electronic circuits. Optical and electronic measurements. Sources and reduction of noise.

Instruction

Lectures, problem solving classes, demonstrations and laboratory exercises, and a literature project.

Assessment

Written at the end of the course (7 credits). The laboratory course and oral project presentation (3 credits). The final grade comprises a weighed sum of the of the written examination and the laboratory 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.