The course is divided into three parts
The first part deals with the environment and energy, energy systems and sustainable development. Global warming is an important example that will also serve as an introduction for methods on how to approach an environmental problem as well as the engineer’s role to handle and find solutions to an environmental problem.
The second part deals with: Chemical reactions and reaction formulas. Representation of chemical compounds with names, formulas and models. Atomic structure, periodic table, electron configuration, orbitals, models of chemical bonding, Lewis structures and VSEPR model. Chemical reactivity, kinetics, and equilibrium. Stoichiometry. Thermo- chemistry. Application examples. Laboratory safety and chemical hazards. Communicating chemistry.
The third part concerns: Fundamentals of electric and magnetic fields, Models of atoms, Band model for solids, Radiation especially heat radiation, Light sources, Laser, Laser metrology, Spectroscopy
The course includes an academic introduction that includes group dynamics, how to search for scientific information and how to write a scientific report.
The course is an introduction to university studies in Physics, Chemistry and Technology with focus on energy and sustainable development. The aim of the course is to give a broad basis in natural and technical science for studies and future working life. After the course, the student should be able to:
- Describe the main features of the Swedish energy system
- Identify pros and cons with a chosen type of energy from a sustainability perspective
- Describe the Swedish environmental goals mirroring important environmental impacts and use these in an educational context
- From a natural science basis, describe the processes behind the greenhouse effect and critically analyse how this effect has been influenced by anthropogenic factors
- Describe the definition of and discuss difficulties with Sustainable development
- Collaborate in groups and be able to discuss problems inside the group as well as suggest solutions for these problems
- Individually and in groups search for scientific information, compile it and present it in a scientific way in an oral presentation as well as in a written report
- Solve technical problems of implemented electro physical topics
- Follow, and for higher grades also in greater detail follow and engage in, chemistry technological discussions and reasoning related to the course content,
- Perform relevant estimation calculations and judge magnitude and reasonableness in physical and chemical problems
- use and understand restrictions and limitations in physical measurements and instruments
- explain physics and chemistry problems, boundary conditions and limitations for collaborators or other audience without any science education
- be able to implement safety instructions and safely perform chemical laboratory work
