Course Catalog 2006-2007

BIO-5506 INORGANIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY, 2 cr
Inorganic Environmental Chemistry

Courses persons responsible
Jaakko Puhakka

Lecturers
Simo Pehkonen

Objectives
Introduce the student to balance reactions and reaction kinetics of inorganic environmental chemistry and solving related examples

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Acid-base balance, solubility, metal ligands, redox chemistry, chemical kinetics, adsorption, Le Chatelier's principle, proton balance and electroneutrality, calculation of quantitative balances, buffer capacity        
2. Acid rain, acid mine drainage, CO2-balance between atmosphere and hydrosphere       

Requirements for completing the course
Exam

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Exam

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Summary of lectures Inorganic environmental chemistry Pehkonen, S.       Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    KEM-1150 KEM-1150 Honors Chemistry 1 4 Recommendable
    KEM-1200 KEM-1200 Honors Chemistry 2 3 Recommendable

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

    The course is not organized every year. The time of the course will be annouced separately.

  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.

  • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

  • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course
  • - Contact teaching: 40 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 60 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 40

    Study materials Hours
    Inorganic environmental chemistry 10

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 53

    Correspondence of content
    5901025 Inorganic Environmental Chemistry

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    Last modified 23.02.2006
    Modified bySaila Kallioinen