Download Approved Module Information for Physical Chemistry III

Approved Module Information for CH3008, 2014/5
Module Title/Name: Physical Chemistry III
Module Code: CH3008
School: Engineering and Applied Science
Module Type: Standard Module
New Module? No
Module Credits: 20
Module Management Information
Module Leader Name
Email Address
Rob Evans
[email protected]
Telephone Number
Not Specified
Office
Not Specified
Level Description:
Level 6 (Bachelors)
Programmes in which available:
BSc Biological Chemistry. BSc Chemistry. BSc/MChem
Applied Chemistry.
Available to Exchange Students?
Not Specified
Module Dependancies
Pre-requisites:
Physical Chemistry II (CH2107).
Co-requisites:
None Specified
Module Learning Information
Module Aims:
Physical Chemistry III aims to give the students an introduction to quantum mechanics and its importance to chemistry. The
module will be broken into three sections.
* Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
---Background to the development of quantum mechanics and the basic principles of quantum theory.
* Quantum Mechanics of Particles and Simple Molecules
---Application of the Schrodinger equation to simple models of particles and molecules.
* Molecular Symmetry
---The theory of symmetry and group theory (symmetry operations and elements, point groups) and how this theory relates to
simple chemical problems, in particular those concerning spectroscopy.
The course intends to give students an introduction into the quantum mechanical world, and how the behavior of molecules on a
atomic scale can be calculated and understood and how this relates to macroscopic properties.
----Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Supplementing the lecture course will be a series of practical sessions in TP1. The experiments in this practical laboratory will build
on previous Physical Chemistry modules and introduce practical electronic and molecular spectroscopy.
Module Learning Outcomes:
Lecture Course
By the end of this module, the student should be able to ...
*Describe and explain the experimental phenomena that lead to the development quantum theory,
*Apply quantum theory and Schrodinger's equation to particles and simple molecules,
*Explain how symmetry and group theory can be used to classify molecules and their internal motion and
*Interpret spectroscopic and experimental data relating to the module content.
--Practical Course
By the end of the module, the student should be able to ...
* design, plan and conduct appropriate, safe experiments necessary to solve chemical problems,
* assess and interpret experimental data gained from experimental results,
* evaluate the significance of any errors in the acquired results and
* produce concise, appropriate reports of the experiments and data analysis.
Indicative Module Content:
Lecture Content:
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics/Quantum Mechanics of Particles and Simple Molecules:
* The breakdown of the classical model of physics - examples including the photoelectric effect, atomic spectra and the behavior of
light
* The basic principles of quantum mechanics - key postulates, key mathematics, wave-functions, measurement of quantum
mechanical systems, leading to the Schrodinger Equation and its solution.
* Examples - particle in a box, simple harmonic oscillator, rigid rotor moving in 2- and 3-dimensions
Molecular Symmetry:
* Symmetry elements operations
* Point group notation and the classification of molecular structures according to symmetry
* Classification of molecular motion according to symmetry
* Applications of symmetry - polarity, chirality, IR and Raman spectroscopy, electronic spectra of d-metal complexes
--Laboratory Course:
The experiments in this practical laboratory will build on previous Physical Chemistry modules and introduce practical electronic
and molecular spectroscopy.
Module Delivery
Methods of Delivery & Learning Hours (by each method):
Method of Delivery
Lecture:
Learning Hours
24 hours
Lab Session:
12 hours
Independent Study:
164 hours
Total Learning Hours:
200 hours
Learning & Teaching Rationale:
24 Lectures, split into 3 sub-sections, with revision and tutorial sessions included in this total.
Directed reading and problems related to specific lectures and sub-sections of the module.
3 laboratory sessions over 6 weeks.
Module Assessment
Methods of Assessment & associated weighting (including approaches to formative assessment as well as summative):
Assessment
Type
Category
Duration/
Submission
Date
Common
Modules/
Exempt
from
Anonymous
Marking
Details
February to
June Exam
Closed
Book
2:00hrs
n/a
Details
Practical
Details
Practical
Details
Practical
Details
Assessment
Weight
70%
three questions from five, module data sheet and character
tables supplied
Individual
Assignment
-
No
10%
-
No
10%
-
No
10%
Practical 1
Individual
Assignment
Practical 2
Individual
Assignment
Practical 3
Total:
100%
Method of Submission:
Hard Copy Only
Assessment Rationale:
...
Feedback Rationale:
Module broken into 3 subsections, 6th lecture will be used for question sheet and tutorial, WASS used to arrange 'tutorial'
sessions.
Lectures kept in reserve for revision at the end.