Course code:
1101A
Course name:
General Chemistry

Academic year:

2012/2013.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

12

Study level:

basic academic studies

Study programs:

Chemistry: 1. year, winter semester, compulsory course

Biochemistry: 1. year, winter semester, compulsory course

Chemistry Teacher: 1. year, winter semester, compulsory course

Environmental Chemistry: 1. year, winter semester, compulsory course

Teachers:

Gordana N. Vučković, Ph.D.

Katarina K. Anđelković, Ph.D.

Sanja R. Grgurić Šipka, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Miloš K. Milčić, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistants:

Vesna B. Medaković, Ph.D.
assistant professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Aleksandar R. Savić, Ph.D.
assistant professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Milica R. Milenković, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Jelena M. Živković, Ph.D.
senior research associate, Innovation center, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Jelena M. Poljarević, Ph.D.
assistant professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Hours of instruction:

Weekly: five hours of lectures + two hours of exercises + four hours of labwork (5+2+4)

Goals:

Acquirement of the necessary knowledge for understanding the facts, principles and theories for detailed study of other chemical disciplines in the courses in later years and the ability to solve quantitative chemical problems.

Outcome:

Leveling of the general knowledge in chemistry, mastering the basics of experimental work and training for successful attending the chemistry courses that follow.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, experimental and theoretical exercises, demonstration experiments.

Extracurricular activities:

Individual learning and problem solving.

Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  • I. Filipović, S. Lipanović: Opća i anorganska hemija
  • M. Dragojević, M. Popović, S. Stević, V. Šćepanović: Opšta hemija
  • S. R. Trifunović, T. Sabo: Opšta hemija

Supplementary coursebooks:

  • Brown, Lemay, Bursten: Chemistry, Cental Science
  • Maja Gruden-Pavlović, Sanja Grgurić-Šipka, Sonja Grubišić, S. R. Niketić: Praktikum iz opšte hemije, Hemijski fakultet, Beograd

Additional material:

  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

5 points (5 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • Basic concepts
  • Chemical reactions
  • Stoichiometry
  • Characteristic of Gases
  • Thermochemistry
  • Structure of Atoms
  • Periodic Table of Elements
  • Chemical Bonding
  • Diatomic Molecules
  • Structures of Polyatomic Molecules
  • Liquid and Solid State
  • Properties of Solutions
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Equilibrium
  • Acids and Basis
  • Equilibrium in Aqueous Solutions
  • Chemical Change
  • Electrochemistry
  • Nuclear Chemistry

Exercises:

0 points (2 hours a week)

Labwork:

5 points (4 hours a week)

Colloquia:

30 points

Written exam:

60 points