Principles in Chemistry | Nord.no

Basic general/inorganic chemistry, basic organic chemistry, selected topics in basic biochemistry.

Students must meet current admission requirements for the associated study programme.

NB! Students must have completed KJE1001 Laboratory Safety before using laboratories, laboratory equipment or performing high-risk procedures.

Knowledge

After taking the course, the student will have the knowledge of:

• the uncertainties related to measurements in physical sciences and the definition of significant figures.

• elements and the periodic table and their properties, chemical bond formation in inorganic and organic compounds and rules for their nomenclature, classification of matter in terms of their composition, solutions, and different units of concentration to describe and deal with solutions.

• intermolecular forces and their effect on the physical state of matter and interactions of molecules.

• Lewis and Brønsted-Lowry definitions of acids/bases and methods to calculate pH in their solutions.

• the essentials of stereochemistry in organic structures.

• the most important reaction types in organic chemistry.

• basic knowledge of main groups of biological compounds (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins).

Skills

After taking the course, the student:

• can apply rules of significant figures to manage and report uncertainty in their experimental results.

• can apply their knowledge of intermolecular forces to compare b.p. and m.p. of different organic and inorganic compounds and predict their solubility in different solvents.

• can convert a (systematic) chemical name into a formula and vice versa and distinguish chirality and chirality centers in an organic molecule to predict possible stereoisomers.

• can perform stoichiometric calculations.

• can prepare solutions of a given concentration and interconvert different concentration units.

• can calculate pH in different simple aqueous systems and prepare buffer solutions of the desired pH.

• can predict the products of basic reactions of organic and biological compounds and the conditions and reagents to bring about those reactions.

• can follow a written procedure to perform simple laboratory tasks and experiments.

General competence

After taking the course, the student will have:

• ability to communicate about main subjects in general chemistry (especially those related to aqueous solutions and organic chemistry).

• ability to communicate about main biomolecules and their chemical characteristics.

• ability to inter-relate chemical structures and some properties of substances.

• Can work in the laboratory and reflect upon their observations obtained after performing basic chemistry techniques.

No tuition fees. Costs for semester registration, course literature and calculator. In addition, students must purchase their own laboratory coat for use in laboratory exercises. It is also required that students have a laptop at their disposal.

Compulsory for Bachelor in Biology.

Lectures, assignments and lab exercises.

Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the national quality surveys.

Composite assessment, grading rule: Letter grades

Compulsory participation - 4 lab exercises (out of 4), counts 0/100 of the grade, grading rule: Approved/Not approved.
Work requirements - 3 lab reports (out of 4 - participation in the laboratory is a prerequisite for writing the related report), counts 0/100 of the grade, grading rule: Approved/Not approved.
Work requirements - theory assignments (at least every second must be approved), counts 0/100 of the grade, grading rule: Approved/not approved.
Written school exam, max. 4 hours, counts 100/100 of the grade, grading scale: Letter grades (A-F). Wrtitten school exam on paper.

For more information, follow your teacher's instructions and announcements.

If the student misses one or more lab exercises, these must be taken together with the next year's students, in the autumn semester.

If the student misses one or more of the lab reports, these must be handed in next semester, if lab exercise has been performed. Theory assignments can be handed in next semester.

Calculator Casio fx-82XXX (XXX may be letters, but not numbers) or equivalent approved calculator
Pens and ruler
"Periodensystem der Elemente" (periodic table)
Molecular model set

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.

Chemistry 1 (2KJ) from Norwegian "videregående skole".

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

KJ104F - Basic and Environmental Chemistry - 7.5 credits

KJ100F - Basic Chemistry - 5 credits

KJ103F - Chemistry and Biophysics - 5 credits