University of York - Exploring Everyday Chemistry
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Exploring Everyday Chemistry at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Go to Website  |
Credential | Certificate |
Exploring Everyday Chemistry at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 4 weeks
- Weekly study 5 hours
- 100% online Learn at your own pace
Exploring Everyday Chemistry at FutureLearn Course details
- This free online course explores a range of chemistry-based topics relating to our everyday lives, with an emphasis on the important role of organic chemistry - the study of carbon-containing organic compounds. Activities include experimenting - in the kitchen with hands-on projects ranging from extracting a plant fragrance, to testing the activity of spices against microbes.
- The course will be particularly useful for sixth formers who are interested in developing independent learning skills to help the transition to university.
- During each week of the course, we will use real-life examples to show you how an understanding of the structure and shape of organic compounds can be used to explain their reactivity and properties.
- We'll identify a range of natural and synthetic attractants; understand current theories that help to explain how chemical structure is related to smell; and make a molecular model.
- We'll describe the mode of action of antibiotics; understand bacterial resistance; identify promising new areas of research to design smarter drugs; and explore pattern recognition in structure-activity relationships.
- We'll describe the process of brewing; identify key flavouring compounds in beer, tea and coffee; understand the role of modern analytical methods; and analyze spectroscopic data.
- We'll explore innovations that are changing the game; identify modern materials that improve performance and aid protection; and model the structures of polymers.
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Exploring Everyday Chemistry at FutureLearn Curriculum
Chemical attraction
Welcome and overview
Understanding chemical structures, naming and fragrance composition
Mechanisms and shape theory
Fragrant organic compounds from roses and oranges
Organic compounds in pheromones
End of week test and concluding thoughts
The race for new antibiotics
Welcome and overview: an introduction to antibiotics
Understanding penicillin
Broadening the horizons of antibiotics
An overview of other antibiotics
Understanding the economics, morality and new directions of antibiotics
End of week test and concluding thoughts
Understanding brewing
Welcome and overview
The chemistry of flavour
The chemistry of tea
Brewing beer
Understanding the role of antioxidants
The chemistry of coffee
End of week test and concluding thoughts
Chemistry in sport
Welcome and overview: an introduction to chemistry in sport
Understanding polymers
The role of polymers in sport
Sports medicine and nutrition
End of week test and concluding thoughts
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