Module A0.2 - PreCourse "Chemistry"
To have a good start in the M.Sc. programme basic knowledge in chemistry is very important. It will be needed for the courses Human biology I+II but also for many specialization modules in the 2nd and 3rd semester.
Please, take advantage of our self-assessment test to see if you should participate in this course. The test can be found here. (Use the login and password you got when you were admitted. If you do not have a password, it can be sent to you upon request.) If you have difficulties in answering the questions, please, participate in this course, which will provide you with the necessary basics.
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Christoph Biskup
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Christoph Biskup, Dr. Birgit Hoffmann
Schedule
Lectures
Lectures start on Tuesday, October 1st at 9.15 a.m. and will continue every day until the beginning of the semester. To give students who are not yet in Jena the possibility to participate, lectures will be given via zoom. Use the following link to join the lectures: https://uni-jena-de.zoom-x.de/j/66812051269?pwd=aPYVEWHmlszmsG47gmxDVzJs9kdu9T.1
Meeting-ID: 668 1205 1269
Passcode: "Chemistry"
Exercises
In the exercises, topics of the lecture of the previous day will be discussed and solutions to the homework will be explained. Exercises start on Wednesday, October 2nd at 14.15 p.m. in the seminar room Kollegiengasse, where the introductory meeting took place (Follow this link for directions). Students who are not yet in Jena can use the video tutorials which are accessible via the download page.
Contents:
Lecture | Topics | Location |
1 9.15 a.m. |
Introduction Introduction into the course (Unit 1) |
Lectue will be given via zoom. Use the link provided at the top of this webpage. |
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The chemical elements & atomic theory
Lecture slides can be found on the password protected website for downloads. Homework: Work on exercises 3, 7-14 of Exercise worksheet #1. |
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Wednesday 9.15 a.m. |
Chemical bonds
Homework: Work on exercises 1-2, 4-6, 15-20 of Exercise worksheet #1. |
Lectue will be given via zoom. Use the link provided at the top of this webpage. |
2.15 p.m.
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Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises of Tuesday (i.e. exercises 3, 7-14 of Exercise worksheet #1) Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads. |
Seminar takes place in the seminar room Kollegiengasse. For directions see the link given at the top of this webpage. |
Thursday |
National holiday (Celebration of the German reunification) |
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Friday 9.15 a.m. |
Chemical structure / chemical reactions / acids and bases
Homework: Exercise worksheet #2. |
Lectue will be given via zoom. Use the link provided at the top of this webpage. |
2.15 p.m.
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Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises of Wednesday (i.e. exercises 1-2, 4-6, 15-20 of Exercise worksheet #1) Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads. |
Seminar takes place in the seminar room Kollegiengasse. |
Monday 9.15 a.m. |
Chemical reactions
Homework: Exercise worksheet #3. |
Lectue will be given via zoom. Use the link provided at the top of this webpage. |
2.15 p.m.
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Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises of Friday (i.e. Exercise worksheet #2). Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads. |
t.b.a. |
Tuesday 9.15 a.m. |
Understanding organic reactions I
Homework: Exercise worksheet #4. |
Lectue will be given via zoom. Use the link provided at the top of this webpage. |
2.15 p.m.
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Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises of Monday (i.e. Exercise worksheet #3). Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads. |
t.b.a. |
Wednesday 9.15 a.m. |
Understanding organic reactions II
Homework: Exercise worksheet #5. |
Lectue will be given via zoom. Use the link provided at the top of this webpage. |
2.15 p.m. |
Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises of Tuesday (i.e. Exercise worksheet #4). Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads. |
t.b.a. |
Thursday 9.15 a.m. |
Aromatic compounds
Homework: Exercise worksheet #6. |
Lectue will be given via zoom. Use the link provided at the top of this webpage. |
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Functional groups I
Homework: Exercise worksheet #7 |
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2.15 p.m. |
Seminar to discuss solutions to exercises of Wednesday (i.e. Exercise worksheet #5). Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads. |
t.b.a |
Friday 9.15 a.m. |
Functional groups II
Homework: Exercise worksheet #8 |
Lectue will be given via zoom. Use the link provided at the top of this webpage. |
2.15 p.m. |
Seminar to discuss solutions to exercises of Thursday (i.e.Exercise worksheet #6 + Exercise worksheet #7). Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads. |
t.b.a. |