CHEM-C1220 - Principles of General and Organic Chemistry, Lecture, 6.9.2022-21.10.2022

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  Welcome to course kickoff on Tuesday Sept. 6th at 12:15 in E-sali - Y124, Kandidaattikeskus. We will discuss important information about the course, welcome!

  The passcodes for the course book will be distributed on Tuesday, September 6th via MyCourses gradebook.
  

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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.
  

  Teachers:

  • Ville Miikkulainen, PhD, University lecturer. ville.miikkulainen@aalto.fi, +358 50 467 1835
    
  • Jarno Linnera, DSc (Tech.), University teacher
  • Alexandra Ilmoni, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Exercises, Lab)
    
  • Topias Lankinen, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Learning sessions, Exercises)
  • Cleopatra Siders Silva, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Learning sessions)
  • Astrid Andersin, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Lab)
  • Bogdan Bortnovskii, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Lab)
  • Sham Alhamoud, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Lab)
  • Natalia Leszczyńska, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Lab)
  • Albina Kostanica, Chemical engineering student, Teaching assistant (Lab)
    

  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, open throughout the course. Done individually and graded, up to 10 course points.
  2. Learning sessions onsite in Undergraduate centre: Deepen your learning. Prepare for the learning session by doing the related Lesson. Two 75-min learning sessions per week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Not lectures but a brief summary on the topic, activities and discussions. Points are awarded on attendance and individually done MyCourses activities, see Section "Learning sessions" for details. 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 starting from the third week. 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 18 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