Chemistry2
TeachersUCHIDA, Kenichi
Grade, SemesterYear 1 2nd semest [Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering]
CategoryBasic Major Subjects
Elective, CreditsRequisites 2credit
 Syllabus Number5A104

Course Description

This course introduces the students taking this course about foundations of chemistry necessary to understand a variety fields of biosciences.

Course Objectives

The goals of this course are to be able to understand properties of solution, acids and bases, redox reactions, chemical reaction rates and basic thermodynamics.

Grading Policy

Your overall grade in the class will be decided based on the following:
- Term-end examination: 70%
- mini-examinations: 30%

Textbook and Reference

KindTitleAuthorPublisher
Textbook"Rikei no tameno kiso kagaku"
Yoshio Masuda and Kiyoshi Sawada,Kagakudoujin,(ISBN978-4-7598-1055-4)
References

Requirements(Assignments)

Nothing in particular.

Note

Schedule

1Introduction of chemistry : SI unit system
2Properties of solution 1 : various concentrations
3Properties of solution 2 : dilute solutions, the low of Roult
4Properties of solution 3 : rise of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure
5Acids and bases 1 : several definitions of acids and bases
6Acids and bases 2 : pH and pKa
7Redox reactions 1 : oxidants and reductants, oxidation number
8Redox reactions 2 : Redox potential and chemical batteries
9Chemical reaction rates 1 : first order reactions
10Chemical reaction rates 2 : Reaction rates vs. temperature, concentration and catalists. the equation of Arrhenius
11Thermodynamics 1 : Heat and work, internal energy
12Thermodynamics 2 : The first low of thermodynamics, PV work, entharpy
13Thermodynamics 3 : Heat of reactions, the low of Hess
14Thermodynamics 4 : The second low of thermodynamics, entropy, free energy
15Summary and final examination