Course description for 2019/20
Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1
FAR1000
Course description for 2019/20
Pharmaceutical Chemistry 1
FAR1000
The course deals with general chemistry as a basis for subsequent pharmacy subjects. Emphasis is placed on basic chemical calculations, knowledge and understanding of the structure and properties of substances, redox chemistry, equilibrium calculations (gases, acid-base, solubility), thermodynamics and kinetics.
The course is reserved for students in the Bachelor's Programme in Pharmacy.
No prerequisite knowledge is required apart from the course's admission requirements.
After completing the course, the student is able to:
Knowledge:
- explain atomic structure with electron configuration (orbital theory) and the relation to the periodic table
- account for intra- and intermolecular forces and the relation between structure and physicochemical properties
- explain different concentration terms, balancing of chemical equations and stoichiometric assessments
- describe different types of reactions (redox reactions, precipitation, acid-base reactions and gas-forming reactions)
- explain chemical equilibrium in connection with gases, acid-base reactions and solubility, with emphasis on pH and acidity assessments
- explain thermodynamic principles and the relation between thermodynamics, electrochemistry and chemical equilibrium
- explain the main principles of reaction kinetics
Skills:
- apply acquired knowledge to perform basic chemical calculations
- present basic laboratory techniques and follow safety rules in the laboratory
- assess and report results of laboratory experiments in the standardized manner
General competence:
- apply acquired knowledge to make assessments in relation to substance structure and physicochemical properties, chemical calculations, equilibrium assessments and practical laboratory work.
See the curriculum description
Compulsory course
Lectures, self-study, study groups/exercises and laboratory courses with related reports.
There is compulsory participation in this course. Reason for compulsory participation: Participation provides skills and general competence that cannot be acquired alone.
Course evaluations are conducted in all courses, and the students are invited to take an active role in these evaluations. Course evaluations may include mid-term evaluations and/or final evaluations of the courses. The head of the course decides how such evaluations are performed.
There is no professional practice in this course.
Assessment and grading using the letters A - F.
Approved calculator. Approved formulary.
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