Please note: The following outline is subject to change - it may reflect a previous term's offering of the course, ie. last year (2025-2026). Please check again soon for any update - this note will not appear once the following outline has been updated / finalized.
Instructors:
Dr. Amani Hariri, amaniah@chem.ubc.ca - Office Hours: CHEM A127, T 17:00-18:00/F 16:30-17:30 (Also available by appointment)
Dr. Dan Bizzotto, bizzotto@chem.ubc.ca - Office Hours: AMPEL 318, M/W 16:30-17:30 (Also available by appointment)
Dr. Keng Chou
About the Course:
This course is an introduction to important principles of chemistry and their application in relevant areas of engineering. The content is divided into three parts: bonding and matter; thermodynamics and kinetics; and electrochemistry. The topics covered in this course have been carefully chosen for their relevance to engineering. For example, polymer properties and synthesis, kinetics and thermodynamics form a foundation for Materials, Mechanical, Civil, and Chemical and Biological Engineers. The lecture part of the course will be delivered in person but the laboratory part will be delivered remotely using Zoom. Laboratory components will be delivered synchronously so students must attend during their scheduled lab periods.
Outline:
- Week 1: Introductions / The periodic table
- Week 2: Periodic trends / Lewis structures
- Week 3: Lewis structures
- Week 4: VSEPR theory / Intermolecular forces
- Week 5: Intermolecular forces
- Week 6: Polymers
- Week 7: Polymers
- Week 8: Phases of matter / Introductory thermodynamics
- Week 9: Enthalpy
- Week 10: Spontaneity
- Week 11: Equilibrium
- Week 12: Electrochemistry
- Week 13: Kinetics