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DEGREE COURSE IN CHEMISTRY
Academic Year 2003/04
INDEX
General Structure
Socrates/Erasmus Coordinator
Description of the Degree Course
List of the Courses
Programs of the Courses
General Structure
The degree course in Chemistry has changed its structure from a five years Course (code F11) to a two levels
scheme: a first level degree of three years (Laurea in Chimica, code F45) with a program of basic studies, and a
second level degree of specialisation studies of two years (Laurea Specialistica in Scienze Chimiche) .
With regard to proficiency, the credits have been introduced, with one credit being equivalent to 25 hours of
student activities, according to the following scheme:
- 8 hours of lesson, plus 17 hours of individual study
- 16 hours of laboratory activity, plus 9 hours of individual study
- 25 hours of practical training or preparation for the final thesis.
The minimum number of credits to be acquired for the first level degree is 180. Other 120 credits are required to
reach the second level degree.
The academic year is organised in two semesters: the first one starts the 29 th of September 2003 and terminates
the 16th of January 2004, the second one starts the 1 st of March 2004 and terminates the 4th of June 2004.
Socrates/Erasmus Coordinator
Prof. Gian Franco Tantardini
Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica ed Elettrochimica
Via Golgi 19 - 20133 Milano
Tel: +39 02 50314278
Fax +39 02 50314300
E-mail address: [email protected]
Description of the Degree Course
Academic Requirements
The admission to the courses of the first level degree is open to all students graduated from any High School
Course. The admission of foreign students intending to follow the entire Chemistry Course at the University of
Milan, is as well fully open, provided they pass a test foreseen to ascertain their knowledge of Italian language.
Requirements for Socrates/Erasmus Students
Socrates/Erasmus students who intend to follow courses for one or more semesters are accepted without any
formal examination. The only requirement is that they are registered at their home University and that their home
University guarantees recognition of the studies performed at the Milan University.
Teaching Methods
All courses of the first level degree are mainly composed of lectures, but many of them include exercises and/or
laboratory practice. The official language is Italian, however particular assistance is given to incoming
Erasmus/Socrates students, so that they can attend the lessons.
Assessment Methods
Each course has a final examination. The assessment is oral for most of the courses, although written or practical
exercises are requested for some courses. In certain cases, teachers submit to students some written tests during
the semester.
Local Grading System
The local grading system, as in all the Italian Universities, is expressed in fractions of 30, with a minimum of
18/30 to pass the examination. The best grade is 30/30 with honour.
List of the Courses
FIRST LEVEL DEGREE
(LAUREA)
1st YEAR
First semester
Code
F45001
F45002
F45002
F45003
Course
Calculus
General and Inorganic Chemistry
Laboratory of General and Inorganic Chemistry
Physics I
Credits
9
7
5
7
Second semester
Code
F45004
F45004
F45005
F45005
F45007
F45008
Course
Organic Chemistry I
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry I
Analytical Chemistry I
Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I
Numerical Analysis
Laboratory of Informatics
Credits
7
5
7
5
5
3
2nd YEAR
First semester
Code
F45009
F45009
F45010
F45010
F45011
Course
Physical Chemistry I
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry I
Inorganic Chemistry I
Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry I
Physics II
Credits
7
5
7
5
7
Second semester
Code
Course
Credits
F45012
F45012
F45013
F45013
F45018
Analytical Chemistry II
Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry II
Organic Chemistry II
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry II
Safety and Legislation within Chemistry
6
4
7
5
6
3rd YEAR
First semester
Code
F45015
F45016
F45017
F45017
F45018
Course
English language test
Quality Control
Physical Chemistry II
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry II
Biological Chemistry
Credits
3
6
7
5
7
Second semester
Code
F45019
Course
Environmental Chemistry
First Optional Course
Second Optional Course
Practical Training
Final Test
Credits
6
6
6
9
6
List of Optional Courses
Code
F44019
F45020
F45021
F45022
F45023
F45024
F45025
F45026
F45027
F45029
F46031
F45030
Course
Methods of Structural Investigation of Inorganic
Compounds
Heterocyclic Chemistry
Chemistry of Coordination Compounds
Structural Chemistry
Physical Chemistry (Complements)
Computational Chemistry
Theoretical (Quantum) Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Organic Chemistry (Applied)
Chemistry of Natural Products
Macromolecular Chemistry
Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry
Credits
6
6
6
6
6
9
6
6
6
6
6
6
SECOND LEVEL DEGREE
(LAUREA SPECIALISTICA)
1st YEAR
First semester
Code
Courses
Calculus (Complements)
A Course of Tab. 1
Informatics
Pharmaceutical Chemistry or Mineralogy
A Course of Tab. 2
Credits
5
9
3
4
6
Second semester
Code
Courses
A Course of Tab. 1
Experimental Thesis Work (first part)
Credits
9
25
Table 1
Code
Courses
Physical Chemistry (A) with Laboratory
Physical Chemistry (B) with Laboratory
Inorganic Chemistry (A) with Laboratory
Credits
9
9
9
Sem.
1st
2nd
1st
Inorganic Chemistry (B) with Laboratory
Organic Chemistry (A) with Laboratory
Organic Chemistry (B) with Laboratory
Structural Characterization of Organic Compounds
Environmental Analytical Techniques
9
9
9
6
6
2nd
1st
2nd
1st
1st
Table 2
Code
Courses
Credits
Physical Chemistry (Crystal Chemistry)
6
Physical Chemistry of Dispersed Systems and Interfaces
6
Physical Chemistry of Solid State and Surfaces
6
Theoretical Chemistry
6
Electrochemistry (Organic)
6
Photochemistry
6
Bioinorganic Chemistry
6
Inorganic Stereochemistry
6
Inorganic Chemistry (Applications)
6
Inorganic Chemistry (Complements)
6
Inorganic Chemistry (Crystal Chemistry)
6
Inorganic Chemistry (Reactivity of Organometallic Compounds)
6
Metallorganic Chemistry (Homogeneous Catalysis)
6
Solid State Chemistry
6
Advanced Techniques in Organic Synthesis
6
Bioorganic Chemistry
6
Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds
6
Advanced Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry
6
Organic Chemistry (Complements)
6
Environmental Electrochemical Techniques
3
Hydrogen Energy
3
Chemometrics
3
Supramolecular Chemistry (Synthesis)
3
Supramolecular Chemistry (Applications)
3
Industrial Organic Chemistry
3
Magnetic Resonances (Applications)
3
Food Chemistry and Quality of Life
3
Sem.
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
1st
1st
1st
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd YEAR
The 2nd year of the second level degree will be activated in the academic year 2004/05.
In the academic year 2003/04, the 5th year of the old Laurea in Chemistry will be still active.
Programs of the Courses
First Level Degree - 1st YEAR
Calculus (F45001)
- lecturer: Stefania De Stefano
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 1st semester
- credits: 9
Real numbers. Linear algebra: vectors and matrices, linear systems. Sequences and series. Functions of one
variable. Differential calculus in one variable. Integral calculus in one variable Multivariate functions. Ordinary
differential equations.
General and Inorganic Chemistry (F45002)
- lecturer: Sergio Cenini
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 1st semester
- credits: 7
Atoms and their structure The chemical bond. The gaseous and solid states. Chemical thermodynamics. Liquid
state and solutions. Chemical kinetics. Acids and bases. Electrochemistry. Coordination chemistry.
Radiochemistry. Inorganic chemistry.
Laboratory of General and Inorganic Chemistry (F45002)
- lecturer: Fabio Ragaini
- lectures with classroom exercises and laboratory experiments
- 1st semester
- credits : 5
The course is devoted to the solution of typical stoichiometric problems, such as determination of chemical
formulas, titrations, homogeneous and heterogeneous equilibria, acid-base equilibria, electrochemical equations.
Laboratory practice includes synthesis, purification and characterisation of simple inorganic compounds.
Physics I (F45003)
- lecturer: Michelangelo Fazio
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 1st semester
- credits: 7
Physical quantities and their measurement. The International System. Error theory. Kinematics: Position and
displacement vectors. Motion laws. Velocity and acceleration. Kinematic rotational quantities. Fundamental laws
of dynamics. Collisions. Linear momentum. Energetics: work , kinetic and potential energy. Energy conservation
principle. Simple harmonic motion. Dynamics of rigid bodies. Mechanics of fluids. Periodic motions. Waves.
Wave propagation. General solution of the wave equation.
Organic Chemistry I (F45004)
- lecturer: Francesco Sannicolò
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 2nd semester
- credits : 7
Chemical bonding in organic molecules. Organic reactions. Functional groups. Different classes of organic
compounds. IUPAC nomenclature. Organic stereochemistry. Static and dynamic stereochemistry.
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry I (F45004)
- lecturer: Giovanna Speranza
- lectures and laboratory experiments
- 2nd semester
- credits : 5
Laboratory safety. Organic characterisation procedures: determination of melting point, crystallization,
extraction with solvents, simple and fractional distillation, thin layer and column chromatography, infrared
spectroscopy, etc. Laboratory practice on some common organic reactions .
Analytical Chemistry I (F45005)
- lecturer:
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 2nd semester
- credits : 7
The principles and practical applications of chemical analysis. Statistical evaluation of analytical data.
Equilibrium in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Ox/redox systems. Gravimetric methods of analysis.
Voltammetry. Electroanalytical methods (potentiometry and conductimetry).
Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry I (F45005)
- lecturer: Vittoria Guglielmi
- lectures and laboratory experiments
- 2nd semester
- credits : 5
The practical application of quantitative analytical chemistry will cover the following topics: gravimetric
methods of analysis; titrimetric methods of analysis (acid-base, redox, precipitation and complex formation).
Separation by ion exchange chromatography. Dissolution and characterisation of an ore. Potentiometric and
conductimetric methods.
Numerical Analysis (F45007)
- lecturer: Flavia De Tisi
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 5
Errors. Operators. Equations, linear and non- linear systems. Approximation of functions. Numerical integration.
Laboratory of Informatics (F45008)
- lecturer: Anna Morpurgo
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 3
Basic notions. First approach to the use of a computer . Computer networks. Internet applications. Data handling
with Excel and Access.
First Level Degree - 2nd YEAR
Physical Chemistry I (F45009)
- lecturer: Maurizio Sironi and Ermanno Gianinetti
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 1st semester
- credits : 7
Basic principles of quantum theory. Electronic structure of atoms. Molecular structure and theories of the
chemical bond. Molecular symmetry. Rotational, vibrational and electronic spectroscopy
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry I (F45009)
- lecturer: Silvia Ardizzone
– lectures with classroom exercises
- 1st semester
- credits : 5
Chemical thermodynamics, with numerical exercises and laboratory experiments.
Inorganic Chemistry I (F45010)
- lecturer: Gianfranco Ciani
- lectures
- 1st semester
- credits : 7
Atomic structure. Molecular symmetry and molecular shapes. Covalent bond. Molecular orbitals. Solid state and
ionic bond. Systematic chemistry of the elements: hydrogen and its compounds, the Groups of B and C, the
Groups of N and O, the halogens and noble gases. Coordination chemistry.
Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry I (F45010)
- lecturers: Alessandro Ceriotti and Alessandro Pasini
- lectures with classroom exercises and laboratory experiments
- 1st semester
- credits : 5
Acids and bases, the acidic and basic strength of different compounds in aqueous and non- aqueous solvents.
Hard-soft theory. Basic notions on oxidation and reduction, stability of different oxidation states of the elements
with different solvents. Systematic chemistry of s and p metals , magnetism in complexes. Theoretical aspects of
the laboratory experiments, application of the principal synthesis techniques, separation and purification.
Physics II (F45011)
- lecturer: Lina Zuffi
- lectures with classroom exercises
–1st semester
- credits : 7
Electricity. Magnetism. Electromagnetism. Relativity. Optics. Elements of quantum mechanics.
Analytical Chemistry II (F45012)
- lecturer: Silvia Bruni
- lectures with laboratory experiments
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Techniques of elemental analysis (AAS, AES, XRF, MS). Techniques of molecular analysis (IR, Raman, UVVis, NMR, MS). Techniques of superficial analysis (photon and electronic probe, XRPD).
Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry II (F45012)
- lecturer: Gian Maria Zanderighi
- lectures and laboratory experiments
- 2nd semester
- credits : 4
Instrumentation in analytical chemistry: generality on components, performances, signal and noise. Calibration
of instrumental methods. Designs of optical instruments, characteristic of different components, signal
processors and readout. Voltammetry. Chromatographic separation: gas chromatography, HPLC and
supercritical fluid chromatography. Laboratory pratice concerns analytical application of potentiometry,
conductometry, voltammetry, spectroscopy and chromatography.
Organic Chemistry II (F45013)
- lecturer: Bruno Danieli
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 2nd semester
- credits : 7
Aminoacids , peptides and proteins. Carbohydrates. Carbocyclic aromatic compounds. Electrophilic and
nucleophilic aromatic substitution. Aromatic polycondensate compounds. Heterocyclic compounds. Pericyclic
reactions.
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry II (F45013)
- lecturer: Giordano Lesma
- laboratory experiments
- 2nd semester
- credits : 5
Preparation of some aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds using multistep synthetic procedures.
Safety and Legislation within Chemistry (F45018)
- lecturer:
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
First Level Degree - 3rd YEAR
Quality Control (F45016)
- lecturer:
- lectures
- 1st semester
- credits : 6
Physical Chemistry II (F45017)
- lecturer: Leonardo Formaro
- lectures
- 1st semester
- credits : 7
Statistical thermodynamics. Electrostatic properties of molecules and of macroscopic bodies.
Adsorption. Thermodynamics of solutions.
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry II (F45017)
- lecturer: Riccardo Destro
- lectures and laboratory experiments
- 1st semester
- credits : 5
Chemical kinetics. Reaction mechanisms. Collision theory. Activated complex theory. Experimental study of the
kinetics of four different reactions, with detailed treatment of the experimental data.
Biological Chemistry (F45018)
- lecturer: Renata Zippel
- lectures
- 1st semester
- credits : 7
Study of the functions and properties of macromolecules, proteins, DNA and RNA; mechanisms governing the
information flux from DNA to proteins, enzymatic mechanisms, some aspects of intermediate and energetic
metabolism. Fundamental biochemical aspects for the technology of the recombinant DNA.
Environmental Chemistry (F45019)
- lecturer: Gian Maria Zanderighi
- lectures
- 1st semester
- credits : 6
List of Optional Courses
Methods of Structural Investigation of Inorganic Compounds (F44019)
- lecturer: Piero Macchi
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Inorganic materials and their properties. Diffractometric characterisation of crystalline and non crystalline solids.
Heterocyclic Chemistry (F45020)
- lecturer: Piero Dalla Croce
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Nomenclature of heterocyclic compounds. Electronrich and electronpoor systems. Synthetic strategies and
general reactivity. Exercises of synthesis of heterocyclic compounds.
Chemistry of Coordination Compounds (F45021)
- lecturer: Alessandro Ceriotti
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
General aspects of complex chemistry, such as coordination geometries, types of ligands and their bonding
modes, isomerism, stability, crystal field and molecular orbital theories and reaction mechanisms. Compounds
with π ligands, and with Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Oxygen and Sulfur ligands. Principal organometallic
compounds.
Structural Chemistry (F45022)
- lecturer: Mirella Sansoni
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Crystal symmetry: Point groups and space groups. Unit cell and crystal lattice. Diffraction of X-rays by crystals:
theory, instrumentation and structural determinations.
Physical Chemistry (Complements) (F45023)
- lecturer: Emanuele Ortoleva
– lectures and exercises
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Linear spaces and linear operators. Fourier series and Fourier transforms, and their applications in spectroscopy,
crystallography and quantum mechanics. Partial differential equations: wave equations, diffusion equations, heat
equations, Schroedinger equation.
Computational Chemistry (F45024)
- lecturers: Maurizio Sironi
- lectures, classroom and computer exercises
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Modelling techniques for the study of structure and reactivity of molecules. Analysis of the electron density and
of the electrostatic potential. The conformational analysis problem.
Theoretical (Quantum) Chemistry (F45025)
- lecturer: Ermanno Gianinetti
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
The foundations of the quantum mechanics. Approximate solution of the Schroedinger equation. The HartreeFock method for the study of the molecular electronic structures.
Electrochemistry (F45026)
- lecturer: Torquato Mussini
- lectures with classroom exercises
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Electrochemical systems, electrolytes and electrolytic solutions, ion-solvent interactions, electrochemical
equilibria and energetics, cell thermodynamics, membranes, ion selective electrodes and electroanalysis,
electrochemical kinetics.
Organic Chemistry (Applied) (F45027)
- lecturer: Cesare Gennari and Carlo Scolastico
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Protection of functional groups. Reduction and oxidation reactions. Difunctionalised 1,2/1,3/1,4/1,5/1,6
compounds. Retrosynthetic analysis and synthesis strategy.
Chemistry of Natural Products (F45029)
- lecturer: Paolo Manitto and Carlo Morelli
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Primary metabolites (proteins, carbohydrates, etc.) and secondary metabolites (terpens, steroids, etc.), both from
structural and biosynthetic profile.
Macromolecular Chemistry (F46031)
- lecturer: Paolo Ferruti
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
Synthesis of polymers. Polycondensation and polyadditions. Chain, radical and ionic polymerisations. Copolymerisations. Degradation and stabilisation of polymers. Polymers in solution and determination of the
molecular weights of polymers. Biomedical and pharmacological applications of polymers.
Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry (F45030)
- lecturer: Giordano Lesma
- lectures
- 2nd semester
- credits : 6
The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: pulsed techniques in NMR. One- and two-dimensional multipulsed NMR
techniques. Parameters in NMR. The Mass Spectrometry: instrumental aspects of the MS. Supplemental
structural information from each ion: MS-MS. The ionisation process of molecules and the theory of quasiequilibrium.