CHEMISTRY

Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: Ignazio BLANCO

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students will learn the knowledge of basic chemistry aiming to face the interpretation of chemical and chemico-physical phenomena. Furthermore, they acquired knowledge of the behavior and characteristics of the most common materials and the understanding of anthropogenic phenomena that are harmful to the environment. The knowledge acquired will be usable in the design and management of materials and systems aimed at improving the quality of life, in agreement with 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 goals of the 2030 Agenda.

Course Structure

During the course, both lectures and numerical exercises on each part of the course will be carried out. Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the program planned and outlined in the syllabus. Learning assessment may also be carried out remotely, should the conditions require it.

Required Prerequisites

No particular prerequisites are required to attend the course.

Attendance of Lessons

Attendance of the lessons is mandatory.

Detailed Course Content

Atomic nature of the matter, structure of the matter, chemical bond, aggregation states of the matter, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, electrolytic solutions, electrochemistry.

Textbook Information

L. Jones - P. Atkins: "Chemistry: Molecules, Matter and Change" (W.H. Freeman Ed.)

Lecture notes

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	Matter	1 pp 2-42
2	Atomic Structure	7 pp 268-298
3	Periodic Table	7 pp 300-312
4	Chemical Formulas and Chemical Reactions	2-3 pp 75-129
5	Chemical Bonds	8 pp 321-410
6	The properties of gases	5 pp 177-210
7	Solids	10 pp 430-451
8	The rates of reactions	13 pp 569-609
9	Liquids	10 422-429 10 452-463
10	Chemical Equilibrium	14 pp 619-742Lecture notes
11	Electrochemistry	18 pp 791-831

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

During the teaching period, exclusively for students attending the course, ongoing tests will be carried out for self-assessment/evaluation. Students who achieve a positive average rating will be exempted from the written exam at the end of the course. The final evaluation contemplates a written (for those people who have not taken the ongoing tests or have not achieved a positive average grade) and oral test. Learning verification can also be carried out remotely, should the conditions require it.

To guarantee equal opportunities to students with disabilities, in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can ask for a personal interview to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on the didactic purposes and specific needs.

It is also possible to contact the referent teacher CInAP (Center for Active and Participated Integration - Services for Disabilities and/or SLD) of the Department.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Explain the chemical kinetics; talk about the Valence bond theory; talk about the theory of the molecular orbital; describe the colligative properties; explain the chemical balance; distinguish between solubility and solubility product; differentiate between acid-base theories; describe the Daniell stack; enunciate Faraday's laws.

Degree Course in

Building Construction and Architectural Engineering