History of Chemistry

COURSE CURRICULUM

1.

Course title

HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY

2.

Code

HM-305

3.

Study curriculum

All chemistry study programs

4.

Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
Institute of Chemistry

5.

Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

6.

Academic year/semester

II/III

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ECTS points

4

8.

Lecturer

Igor Kuzmanovski, Full professor

9.

Prerequisites

None

10.

Course objectives (competences): 

Delving deeper into the roots of chemistry to establish the path by which modern chemistry has reached such a high level. The student will gain an understanding of the origins and development of chemistry, and will become acquainted with the scientific and life paths of some of the prominent scientists.

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Course content:
The origin of the name chemistry. The beginnings of chemistry. Philosophical reflections on the nature of matter. Knowledge of some types of materials (ceramics, glass, metals, paints, alcohol, vinegar) and distillation apparatus. The alchemical period. Jatrochemistry. Pneumatic chemistry. Phlogiston theory. Lavoisier's antiphlogistic theory. The beginnings of analytical chemistry. Development of atomic-molecular theories. Medieval thoughts on the structure of matter. The theories of Lemeri, Wuth, Boschovich, Higgins, Lomonosov, Dalton, Berzelius, Gay-Lussac, Avogadro, Cannizzaro. Discovery of new elements. Systematization of the elements (Deberayner, Wollens, Mendeleev). Achievements of chemistry in the 19th century. Development of inorganic, analytical, organic, physical chemistry, and electrochemistry. Arrhenius' theory of electrolytic dissociation. Discovery of cathode rays, electron, proton, and neutron. Views on the structure of the atom. Discovery of radioactivity. Development of biochemistry. Chemistry in the 20th century. Discovery of polymers, zeolites, DNA, superconductors, and fullerenes. Nobel Prize.

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Teaching methods: consultations and completion of individual homework assignments.

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Total available time

120

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Time distribution

2+1 hours per week (lectures 30 hours, classroom exercises-seminars 15 hours)

15.

Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

30

15.2.

Practical (laboratory, classroom), seminars, teamwork

15

16.

Other activities

16.1.

Projects

30

16.2.

Independent work

15

16.3.

Homework

30

17.

Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

-          points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

60 + 40 points

17.3.

Activity

             points

18.

Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50 points

5 (five) (F)

51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Attendance at lectures and completed exercises

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Course language

Macedonian

21.

Teaching quality control

anonymous survey, anonymous test

22.

Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

L. Andreeva

Историја на хемијата

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Skopje

2006

2.

J.R. Partington

A Short History of Chemistry

Dover

1989

22.2.

Additional

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

Wikipedia, other Internet sources.