chemical Kinetics

Duration

20h Th, 10h QA Sess.

Number of credits

Lecturer

Bernard Leyh

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course consists in a study of chemical kinetics:
- phenomenological kinetic laws
- experimental methods
- multi-step reactions, steady state, reaction mechanisms
- heterogeneous catalysis

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, the students are expected to be able to use the basic physico-chemical tools necessary to account for the dynamical processes leading to equilibrium.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of the basic concepts of mathematics (functions, derivatives, integrals, simple differential equations), physics and general chemistry, taught in the first two years of chemistry studies at ULg, is required.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

2-hour or 2.5 hour lectures favouring the active participation of the students.
Interactive exercise classes focussed on numerical applications which aim at deepening the understanding of the essential concepts of the course.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Sequence of theoretical lectures during the second semester together with exercise classes organized in parallel. The schedule is available online: http://www.facsc.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_5000/fr/accueil
 

Recommended or required readings

Detailed lecture notes (in French) are available. A list of reference books will be provided.

Assessment methods and criteria

An exercise test will be organized. Students who fail have the opportunity to make an additional test in May or June. An oral examination on the theoretical course takes place in May or June. A second possibility is given in August or September.
The final grade takes all partial assessments into account (theory and exercises).

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is identical to the chemical kinetics part of course CHIM9285-1 and is given following the same schedule, available online: http://www.facsc.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_5000/fr/accueil
 
 

Contacts

Bernard.Leyh, Molecular Dynamics Laboratory, Builiding B6c, Office R77, Phone:04/3663425, E-Mail: Bernard.Leyh@ulg.ac.be
Exercise classes: Emeline Hanozin, ehanozin@ulg.ac.be, 04/3663544