Handbook

Comprehend the basic concepts of computational chemistry and become proficient in the "hands-on" use of specific computational chemistry software.

Develop assessment skills of reliability and accuracy of computational chemistry methods for a chemical problem at hand.

Become proficient in the applications of the four laws of thermodynamics.

Learn about the connections between kinetics and thermodynamics of chemical reactions.

Understand how chemical rate analysis is performed, and analyse the kinetics of advanced chemical processes.

Apply key concepts related to the fundamental physical chemistry of solids, liquids and gases.

Develop an understanding of phase diagrams and phase behaviour, and how this is related to the interactions between atoms/molecules.

Rationalise the key processes that occur at - and differences between - interfaces between solids, liquids and gases.

Understand the wetting of solid surfaces, how this controls colloidal systems, and how kinetics of adsorption can be analysed.

Explore colloidal systems involving solid particles, liquid droplets and gas bubbles.

Rationalise the molecular basis for surfactant behaviour and the uses of surfactant-based systems including liquid crystals.