Hours per week
Objectives of the course (preferably expressed in terms of learning outcomes and competences): Understanding of fundamental concepts in chemistry and development of the ability to apply these concepts in solving chemistry problems.
Course contents:
Chemistry and Measurements, Atoms, Molecules and Ions, Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations, Chemical Reactions, The Gaseous State, Quantum Theory of the Atom, Electron Configurations and Periodic Relationships Between Elements
Ionic and Covalent Bond, Molecular Geometry and Valence-Bond Theory, States of Matter: Liquids and Solids
Acids and Bases
Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds
The Department of Biology of the University of Crete was established in 1981 and is today an internationally recognized center for contemporary university education and research in the field of Biology.