Topic outline

  • The passcodes for the course book will be distributed on Monday, September 13th. Welcome to course kickoff on Tuesday Sept. 14th at 13:15 via zoom, see link below. Meeting passcode 141683

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    Welcome to Principles of General and Organic Chemistry! This MyCourses workspace is important for the course as most of the activities happen through this. It is also an essential channel of information.

    Welcome to attend Course kickoff on Tuesday, September 14 at 13:15 via zoom. We will then go through the important information about the course.

    For zoom instructions, see https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/zoom-quick-guide

    Teachers:

    • Ville Miikkulainen, PhD, University teacher. ville.miikkulainen@aalto.fi, +358 50 467 1835
    • Jarno Linnera, DSc (Tech.), University teacher
    • Linh Tong, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Lab)
    • Alexander Popov, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Lab)
    • Topias Lankinen, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Exercises)
    • Giang Bui, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Exercises)


    The learning process in this course will be facilitated by different activities:

    1. Lessons on MyCourses: To get familiar with the topic and theoretical frame. Ten lessons altogether, openthroughout the course. Done individually and graded, up to 10 course points.
    2. Learning sessions via zoom: Deepen your learning. Prepare for the learning session by doing the related Lesson. Two 45 min learning sessions per week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Not lectures but a brief summary on the topic, activities and discussions. Individually done MyCourses activities are graded up to 10 course points.
    3. Excercises on MyCourses and exercise sessions: Weekly exercises on chemical problems, mainly calculations. Support session with teachers available onsite at CHEM lecture hall Ke2 (registration required) and via zoom on Thursdays. The solutions are submitted individually online, graded up to 20 course points.
    4. *Lab work in CHEM teaching lab and virtually on MyCourses (mandatory): One onsite lab exercise and one virtual lab exercise. Passed Lab safety course CHEM-E0140 required to enter the lab! Please see detailed instructions at *Lab work section. Graded up to 10 course points.
    5. *Exam on MyCourses (mandatory): Digital exam October 28 at 9 am-12 pm, done individually. Graded up to 50 course points. Exam pass threshold 10/50 course points.

    Course assessment (1-5):

    89.00-100 course points = 5
    80.00-88.99 course points = 4
    70.00-79.99 course points = 3
    55.00-69.99 course points = 2
    40.00-54.99 course points = 1
    <40.00 course points = F

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      Kickoff activities Quiz
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      This activity will close Friday 17th at 23:59, after which you can see your marks and reflect your responses with the help of quiz feeback.

      Original plan was to do these during the kickoff but due to zoom problems it was not possible. You can try these out freely (no time limit). We'll have similar activities for the learning sessions. For the learning sessions (not for this set), the activities will be awarded up to 1.0 course points per session.