Course: Fundamentals of Chemical Calculations

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Course title Fundamentals of Chemical Calculations
Course code OCH/ZCHV
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pospíšil Jiří, doc. PhD.
Course content
Weights of atoms and molecules, chemical formula determination, calculation connected with chemical process, composition of solutions (percentage and molar concentration). Mixing, dilution, oxidative and reductive reactions, pH, buffers. Preface to analytical results evaluation. Summary and repetition.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Specialized course focusing on the chemical calculations.
Calculate basic quantitative parameters for the solution of chemical problems
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Two allowed absences. Two written tests. An average result of 70 % from both tests is necessery for a subject accomplishment.
Recommended literature
  • Kameníček J., Šindelář Z. Příklady a úlohy z obecné a anorganické chemie.
  • Klikorka J., Hanzlík J. (1987). Názvosloví anorganické chemie. Academia Praha.
  • Kotouček M. (1982). Příklady z analytické chemie. UP Olomouc.
  • Růžička A., Mezník L., Toužín J. (1994). Problémy a příklady z obecné chemie. Názvosloví anorganických sloučenin. MU Brno.
  • Šípek M. (1974). Sbírka příkladů z chemie. SNTL Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biophysics - Specialization in Molecular Biophysics (2024) Category: Physics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (2020) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer