KJM5150 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Course description
Course content
The course provides the students with an overview of the fundamental theories and applications of inorganic materials. Particular emphasis is placed on transition metal complexes, binary and ternary transition metal oxides and main group compounds. The chemical behaviour together with the structural, magnetic and electronic properties of these families of materials will be discussed in detail. The course is aimed at master students within the fields of inorganic/metallorganic chemistry and materials chemistry.
Learning outcome
On successful completion of this course:
- you will have a broad knowledge of the principles and concepts of contemporary inorganic chemistry.
- you can discuss and define the chemical properties of main group compounds.
- you can elucidate the electronic structure of a variety of d-metal complexes.
- you can describe the structure and properties of different classes of transition metal oxides
- you can explain the occurrence of superconductivity and magnetic order in solids
- you understand the applications of battery materials and supercapacitors
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
KJM1100 – General chemistry (continued) or MENA1000 – Materials, energy and nanotechnology (continued), and KJM1120 – Inorganic Chemistry (continued) or similar courses
Recommended previous knowledge
It is recommended that the students have completed MENA3000 – Functional materials (discontinued) or MENA4000 – Functional materials (discontinued). Without this background, the course may require some extra work. KJM1130 – Physical Chemistry I - Thermodynamics and Kinetics is also recommended.
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with KJM9150 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (discontinued)
Teaching
The course comprises a total of 30 hours lecturing and 10-15 hours of exercise classes. The first lecture and the first group seminar are 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 access to the course for the given semester.
Examination
Written exam (4 hours).
Examination support material
calculator
Language of examination
English
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed exam at the beginning of the next semester.
New examinations are offered at the beginning of the next semester for students who do not successfully complete the exam during the previous semester.
We do not offer a re-scheduled exam for students who withdraw during the exam.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.