CH12037: Advanced mathematics for chemistry
[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Chemistry |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWSI 25%, EXCB 75% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Closed-book written examination (EXCB 75%)
- Set exercises Individual (CWSI 25%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Recognise, select and apply appropriate mathematical functions to solve chemical problems;
- Employ appropriate mathematical functions to solve mathematical problems in a chemistry context.
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| Synopsis: | This unit will introduce you to advanced mathematical concepts used in chemistry primarily through chemistry examples. This unit will improve your mathematical abilities and provide opportunities to use maths to solve chemical problems.
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| Content: | Topics in the unit will include:
Graphs, Algebra - including indices and logarithms, Calculus - integration and differentiation; including using the chain rule and integration by parts, Exponential and trigonometric functions, Introduction to matrices, matrix algebra and vectors.
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| Course availability: |
CH12037 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Chemistry
- USCH-AFB20 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry (Year 1)
- USCH-AKB20 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with professional placement (Year 1)
- USCH-AKB20 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with study abroad (Year 1)
- USCH-AFM20 : MChem(Hons) Chemistry (Year 1)
- USCH-AKM20 : MChem(Hons) Chemistry with professional placement (Year 1)
- USCH-AKM20 : MChem(Hons) Chemistry with study abroad (Year 1)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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