Subject description for 2018/19
Basic Chemistry
KJ100F
Subject description for 2018/19

Basic Chemistry

KJ100F
Basic general/inorganic chemistry, basic organic chemistry, selected topics of basic biochemistry.
Course in laboratory safety (KJ105F) is needed to get access to the laboratory exercises of the course. The laboratory safety course is held in the beginning of the semester.

Knowledge
The student has knowledge of:

  • the properties of elements (including the periodic table), salts and molecules
  • the rules for naming of compounds in organic and inorganic chemistry
  • the most important reaction types in inorganic chemistry (mainly aqueous solutions) and organic chemistry
  • the most important biochemical substance classes

Skills
The student is able to:

  • calculate reaction yields, concentrations and pH (both strong and weak acids and bases, and mixtures of acids and bases including buffers)
  • perform simple laboratory work

General Competence
The student is able to understand that:

  • chemistry is a broad comprehensive study
  • chemistry is an important basis for understanding biological processes
No tuition fees. Costs for semester registration, course literature and calculator apply.
Compulsory for the following programmes:
Bachelor in Aquaculture managment
Bachelor in Veterinary Nursing
Foundation Year

Lectures with theoretical exercises (in total 90 hours pr. semester).

Portfolio, that holds:

  • Laboratory exercises (4 three-hour lab exercises) and reports.
  • Theory excercises (passed/ not passed), three group excercises, five individual excercises.

Important! The student must be present at the mandatory safety course to get access to the mandatory lab. excercises.

Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.
Written school examination (pen and paper).
  • Calculator Casio fx-82XXX (XXX may be letters, but not numbers)
  • "Periodensystem der Elemente"
Curriculum literature
Leganto
Credits
10
Study location
Bodø
Teaching semesters
Autumn 2018
Responsible faculty
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
Course coordinator
Employee photo: Einar Skarstad Egeland
Associate Professor

Einar Skarstad Egeland

einar.s.egeland@nord.no