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270091 UE Mathematics for Chemistry Teachers (2024S)

4.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

first seminar: Mo, 4.3.24

Monday 10:00 - 11:00
Friday 10:15 - 11:45

  • Friday 01.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 04.03. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 08.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 11.03. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 15.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 18.03. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 22.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 08.04. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 12.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 15.04. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 19.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 22.04. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 26.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 29.04. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 03.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 06.05. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 10.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 13.05. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 17.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Tuesday 21.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Kleiner Hörsaal 3 Chemie Boltzmanngasse 1 HP
  • Monday 27.05. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 31.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 03.06. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 07.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
  • Monday 10.06. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 14.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 17.06. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 21.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock
  • Monday 24.06. 10:00 - 10:45 Hörsaal 4 Chemie HP Währinger Straße 42
  • Friday 28.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 2 Währinger Straße 38 Dekanat 1. Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course aims at teaching relevant mathematical methods and concepts in chemistry starting from topics already addressed in high school to essential new ones, such as functions with several variabls, differentail equations, statistics.

The focus is on training and application of mathematical techniques for chemical and physical calculations.

The course is divided into three blocks:
1. repetition of relevant topics from school: important types of functions, techniques and concepts (e.g. differentiation, logarithms,...)
2. new topics: e.g. series expansion, matrices, functions of several variables, multiple integrals, differential equations, statistics
3. repetition of the new topics and their application to simple chemical problems

According to the current plan the course will be on site, but is subject to changes to a partial or full online course according to the Covid19-measures in place at any time.

The course comprises lectures and interactive development of techniques as well as solving training problems within the seminar.

Assessment and permitted materials

Grading is done through:
- several, regular small tests - 70% of the grade.
- homework - 30% of the grade
- 3 points must be achieved through demonstrating problems on the black board
In addition, bonus points can be collected through active participation, e.g. demonstration of problems beyond the 3 points, writing of glossary entries, etc. These bonus points allow the improvement of the grading by max. one grade, provided a positive result has already been achieved through the regular small tests.

Attendance is compulsory with unexcused absence from a maximum of two seminar units.

Update 3.6.23: due to cancellation of the UE on 28.4.23 (sick leave), the test plan has to be adapted according to the dates listed below!

Tests:
Solving mathematical exercises; each test 10 points, 30 minutes time
A bound compilation of formulas OR one handwritten A4-page without examples and calculation pathways, and a simple, non-programmable calculator are allowed during the tests.

test dates - current planning:
15.3.24 - Kapitel 1,2,3
22.3.24 - Kap. 4
19.4.24 - Kap. 5
3.5.24 - Kap. 6
17.5.24 - Kap. 7
7.6.24 - Kap. 8
17.6.24 - Kap. 9
28.6.24 - kap. 10

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The mark is established from the % of the points form the regular small tests.

A minimum of 50% of the maximum point number (including the weighting of points) as well as 3 points through demonstration on the black board must be achieved for a positive mark. A positive mark can be improved by max. 1 grade through the bonus points.

Grading scheme:
% = % of max. achievable points (with weighting, but without bonus points):
1 87.5-100%
2 75-87.49%
3 62.5-74.99%
4 50-62.49%
5 <50%

Examination topics

The course comprises lectures, training units and regular small tests. Pariticipation is mandatory. Lecture material is made available through the moodle site (scripts, videos if available).

Topics include among others: e.g. series expansion, matrices, functions of several variables, multiple integrals, differential equations, statistics

Reading list

Literature (selection):
in German:

Pavel und Winkler, Mathematik für Naturwissenschaftler, Pearson Studium, 2007
Rösch: Mathematik für Chemiker, Springer-Lehrbuch, Springer, 1993

in English - probably not easy to obtain (probably to order):

Steiner: The Chemistry Maths Book, Oxford Science Publications, Oxford University Press, 1997
Berry, Norcliffe and Humble: Introductory mathematics through science applications, Cambridge University Press, 1989

Exercise Compilations:

Precht, Bachmaier und Kraft: Aufgabensammlung mit Lösungen zur Mathematik für Nichtmathematiker, Oldenbourg 2006
Trinkaus: Probleme? Höhere Mathematik! (Mathematik für Physiker und Ingenieure), Springer 1988
Serie: Schaum - Überblicke, Aufgaben, McGraw-Hill, 1982ff. (Zahlreiche Bände für die einzelnen Teilgebiete)

Compilations of formula / data:

Rottmann: Mathematische Formelsammlung, BI - Hochschultaschenbuch Band 13, BI 1989
Bronstein und Semendjajew: Taschenbuch der Mathematik, Verlag Harri Deutsch, 1989
Bartsch und Sachs: Taschenbuch mathematischer Formeln für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschafter, Carl-Hanser-Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-446-45100-1

Association in the course directory

UF CH 04

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