- UCAS course code
- F109
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Chemistry (MChem)
MChem Chemistry
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: F109 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: A*AA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 37 points overall with 7,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Course unit details:
Maths for Chemistry
| Unit code | CHEM10511 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The material will be explored through a mixture of lecture/workshop sessions and example classes. It is also extensively linked into the CHEM10101, CHEM10510 and practical (CHEM10600) courses.
The course content will cover:
• Numbers, dimensions and units; conversion between units
• Tables and Graphs
• Logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric functions
• Algebra
• Calculus
• Matrices
Aims
The unit aims to:
The aim of this course is to provide a competency in areas of maths relevant to undergraduate chemistry degrees for students that have not studied A-level mathematics.
Learning outcomes
On the successful completion of the course, students will be able to: | Developed | Assessed | |
ILO 1 | Apply basic mathematical skills to chemical problems in thermodynamics, kinetics, quantum mechanics and spectroscopy.
| X | X |
Teaching and learning methods
• Majority of course is taught in a blended form, with online presentations (videos and exercises) and online exercises (marked automatically with automatic feedback given) supported by twice-weekly example classes (workshops) with Q&A sessions allowing student problems to be solved on an individual basis.
• There are extensive online quizzes, where before each marked test students can take a practice test, with the same type of questions; for practice quizzes students can check their answers and obtain immediate feedback on individual questions.
Knowledge and understanding
Students should be able to:
- understand how to manipulate units and plot graphs so as to extract scientific information
- understand significant figures and how to treat errors
- understand the mathematics underpinning the physical description of chemistry.
Assessment methods
Feedback methods
One to one clinics will be held weekly allowing student problems to be solved on an individual basis.
Extensive use of on-line quizzes, where students can check their answers.
Recommended reading
S. K. Scott, 'Beginning Mathematics for Chemistry', OUP, 1995.
M. Cockett, G. Doggett ‘Maths for Chemists’ 2003 or 2012, RSC (also available as eBook).
B. R. Johnson and S. K. Scott, 'Beginning Calculations in Physical Chemistry', OUP, 1997.
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Igor Roncevic | Unit coordinator |