KJM3100 – Chemistry of Materials
Course description
Course content
The course treats the chemistry of all types of materials, in particular materials associated with use in advanced technology. Ceramic materials, zeolites and porous materials, minerals, nano-materials, thin films, molecular materials, polymeric materials, hybrid materials and liquid crystals.
Learning outcome
The student should know the main chemical aspects of organic and inorganic materials with emphasis on structure, synthesis and reactivity.
Admission
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
KJM1010 – Kjemiske prinsipper og strukturer (discontinued) or equivalent courses.
Recommended previous knowledge
KJM1020 – Organisk kjemi I (discontinued), KJM1030 – Uorganisk kjemi (discontinued) og KJM1050 – Physical and analytical chemistry II (discontinued)
Overlapping courses
Teaching
3 hours of lectures per week, 1 hour of assisted group work and a project. A passed project report is a prerequisite for taking the exam.
The first lecture is mandatory. If you are unable to join, the Expedition Office has to be informed in advance (phone 22 85 54 46, or e-mail ekspedisjonen@kjemi.uio.no). If you fail to register as an active student for the course in either of these ways, you will loose the access to the course for the given semester.
Examination
Written exam (3 hours). Letter grades (A-F). Students may bring a calculator.
Information about examination rules.
Language of examination
You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. If you would prefer to have the exam text in English, you may apply to the course administrators.
Other
The teaching will be cancelled if less than 3 students are registered for the course by the closing date for course registration in January.
A passed project report is only valid the semester it was approved.