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Lecturer(s)
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Klementová Šárka, doc. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1. Atomic structure and the periodic table of elements 2. Chemical nomenclature, balancing equations 3. States of matter: gases, liquids, solids. 4. Chemical bonds and weak bonds 5. Solutions - chemistry and physical properties (solubility, solutions of acids and bases, buffer solutions) 6. Solutions - colligative properties 7. Chemical kinetics, mechanisms of reactions 8. Thermodynamics 9. Electrochemistry 10. Methods I: Chromatography, Spectrophotometry 11. Methods II: Potentiometry, Electrophoresis
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students of the study programme Bioinformatics into fundamentals of general chemistry. The course also provides an overview of principles of basic chemical methods used in biological research.
Students master fundamental principles of general chemistry, are able to apply them on simple chemical problems (calculation, derivation). Students are introduced into principles of main chemical methods used in biological research.
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Prerequisites
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no special requirements - high school chemistry knoledge is expected
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Combined exam
To pass the course, a student must obtain at least 50% of points in the final exam.
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Recommended literature
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Chemistry Virtual Textbooks, http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/virtualtextbook.html , January 2012.
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MIT Principles of Chemical Science (2008): https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/chemistry/5-111-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2008/readings-and-lecture-notes/, accessed October 2017.
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P. Atkins, J de Paula: Elements of physical chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford University Press 2005.
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