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Madrid, Spain - Course Descriptions - Fundamentals of Chemistry II

Course Information

Subject: Chemistry (CHE)
Number: 2320
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Chemistry I

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 60 contact hours, 4 semester credits

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OBJECTIVES

 

To train student to observe a scientific event critically, make inductive and deductive reasoning, obtain conclusions from the reasoning and then predict other phenomena in consequence.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Studies chemical processes and identifies the basic physical and chemical parameters to define a problem, as well as the adequate techniques to explain them.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CHANG, R.: Química. Mac Graw Hill, 2002.

 

BRADY, J.E.: Química Básica. Limusa Wiley, 1999.

 

BERMEJO, F. y CASTRO, P.: 1000 Problemas resueltos de Química General y sus fundamentos teóricos. Paraninfo, Madrid 1995.

METHODOLOGY

Theoretical classes with computer-based presentations, combined with practice classes and seminars. The student is expected to participate actively in class.

EVALUATION

Ongoing evaluation of the students’ performance, with both theory and practice surprise tests (20% of final grade). Team assignments (in pairs) involving descriptive chemistry, with in-class presentations of assignments (10% of final grade).