Physics and Chemistry Practicals

3 ECTS credits
84 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1018598ANR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

1st and 2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor 'Practicum Wetenschappen' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'Chemie' en 'Trillingen' en 'Golven'.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen

Department

Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen

Educational team

Greeshma BOOHALLI SHIVAMALLEGOWDA
Frédérique Borguet (course titular)
Mark Runacres

Activities and contact hours

36 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals

Course Content

Laboratory Practicals Chemistry:

The laboratory practicals support the theoretical course Chemistry.
The practical tasks should be prepared beforehand and are carried out independently by the student.

Laboratory Practicals Vibrations and waves:

The laboratory practicals support the theoretical course Vibrations and waves.
The practicals should be prepared beforehand and are carried out independently by the student.
All measurements are to be processed using appropriate error analysis.

Course material

Course text (Required) : Practicum wetenschappen, Practicum chemie, F. Borguet, VUB, 2220170006499, 2019
Handbook (Recommended) : Chemistry, J. McMurry en R.C. Fay, 7de, Prentice Hall, 9781292092751, 2015
Handbook (Recommended) : Chemie structuur en transformatie + masteringchemistry = maatwerk, T. L. Brown, H. E. LeMay Jr, B. E. Bursten, C. J. Murphy en P. M. Woodward, Prentice Hall, 9781784482930, 2011
Handbook (Recommended) : General Chemistry, K.W. Whitten, R.E. Davis, M.L. Peck en G.G. Stanley, 7de, BIB, 9780534408602, 2004
Handbook (Recommended) : Schaum's Outline of College Physics, E. Hecht, F. Bueche, 12de, McGraw-Hill, 9781259587399, 2017
Handbook (Recommended) : Physics for Scientists and Engineers, A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics, R.D. Knight, 4de, Addison Wesley, 9781292157429, 2016

Additional info

Description tutoring: after class, by appointment or via e-mail.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

BaLO_1 To possess in-depth, application-oriented knowledge, understanding and practical skills related to mathematics and science, directed towards engineering applications.
BaLO_5 To effectively look up scientific and technical information, to evaluate and process such information and to refer to it correctly.
BaLO_6 Based on acquired insight, to select the appropriate methods of research, design and solution and appropriately apply the results in a scientific and effective manner.
BaLO_8 To demonstrate a research attitude: accuracy, critical reflection, scientific and technical curiosity, justification of choices.
BaLO_9 To demonstrate an engineering attitude: attention to planning, to technical, economic and societal factors as well as managerial implications, assessment of the risks and feasibility of the proposed approach or solution, being result-driven and achieving effective solutions, innovative thinking.
BaLO_10 To correctly handle the scientific and discipline-specific terminology in language relevant to the programme.
BaLO_11 To present and communicate the results of technical and scientific work, in writing, orally and visually.
BaLO_12 To be able to work in a team in different roles, to have insight in one's performance; to take shared responsibility for determining and achieving the goals of the team.
BaLO_13 To act in an ethical and socially responsible manner with attention to technical, economic, human and sustainability aspects.

Objectives

Laboratory Practicals Chemistry:

D1: has an understanding of the basic principles of inorganic chemistry and can apply them (BaLO 1)
D2: executes basic laboratory excercises in line with the safety guidelines (BaLO 9)
D3: processes the obtained measurement results and draws relevant conclusions from them (BaLO 6, 8)
D4: reports the results of the laboratory exercises in Dutch (BaLO 10, 11)
D5: consults relevant scientific literature to prepare for the laboratory exercises (BaLO 5, 10)
D6: delivers on agreements and committments (BaLO 12)
D7: communicates comprehensibly with team members (BaLO 12)
D8: contributes constructively to the laboratory exercises (BaLO 12)

Laboratory Practicals Vibrations and waves:

D1: has an understanding of the basic principles of vibrations and waves and can apply them (BaLO 1)
D2: executes basic laboratory excercises in line with the safety guidelines (BaLO 9)
D3: processes the obtained measurement results and draws relevant conclusions from them (BaLO 6, 8)
D4: reports the results of the laboratory exercises in Dutch (BaLO 10, 11)
D5: consults relevant scientific literature to prepare for the laboratory exercises (BaLO 5, 10)
D6: delivers on agreements and committments (BaLO 12)
D7: contributes constructively to the laboratory exercises (BaLO 12)

AD1: reasons and acts in a structured and systematic way (BaLO 9)
AD2: communicates comprehensibly and in a structured way in Dutch (BaLO 10, 11)
AD3: develops a professional behaviour (BaLO 9, 10, 13)

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Other Exam with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: Exam time 1st session:
Laboratory practicals Chemistry: 50% (transferred to 2nd session if 10/20 or more)
- report/preparation: 40%
- execution tasks: 10%
Laboratory practicals Vibrations and waves: 50% (transferred to 2nd session if 10/20 or more)
- report/preparation: 40%
- execution: 10%
Exam time 2nd session:
Laboratory practicals Chemistry: 50%
- report/preparation: 50%
Laboratory practicals Vibrations and waves: 50%
- report/preparation: 50%

If a score of less than 8/20 is obtained on one of the 2 parts of the course, then the lowest score will be the final score for the course.

Not observing the laboratory regulations during the preparation, execution and/or reporting of the practicum, may result in a zero for the considered practicum.

Additional info regarding evaluation

An illegitimate absence of more than 25 % at the laboratory practicals leads to an absent quotation for the laboratory practicals. The sanctions taken in the first exam session are transferred to the second exam session.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context