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Welcome to Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry at Keele
Introduction
This website is designed to help you prepare for the start of your degree course at Keele, but if there are any issues which are not addressed then please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Haxton or Dr. Hancock (contact details below) by phone or by e-mail.
To ensure you obtain full details of your timetable and other course information, it is essential that you attend the sessions detailed below. These sessions will take place in the Lennard-Jones Laboratories and they apply to both Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry students. You can download and print a Keele University colour campus map to help you find your way around. The Lennard-Jones Laboratories is building 17, located in square E4.
Keele University Welcome Web contains more general information regarding pre-arrival, registration with the university, events and accommodation.
On behalf of all the Chemistry & Medicinal Chemistry staff, we look forward to meeting you at the start of the new academic year and hope that you will find your time at Keele both rewarding and enjoyable.
Best wishes
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Dr Katherine Haxton |
Dr Laura Hancock |
Preparing to arrive
Starting university is both exciting and scary and therefore it is important to do some preparation prior to arrival. Under the 'Additional Information' tab above, you can download example lecture notes, module guides and other course materials to give you an idea of what to expect during the 1st year of the Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry Courses at Keele. Do browse through the sample course materials prior to your arrival, but don't worry about understanding it all; everything will be explained during the teaching sessions when the course begins in late September.
Course Textbooks
Summarised below are details of the core textbooks for 1st year Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry (note that parts of these textbooks will also be used beyond 1st year). We have arranged a 'Chemistry Bundle' with Oxford University Press, which will allow you to purchase the four books as a package for £124.99 from the Waterstone's Bookshop on the University Campus. Further details about the books can be found at:
http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/chemistry/
Short loan copies can be borrowed from the University library or from the chemistry library located in the teaching laboratory. However, we do advise you to purchase your own copies.
We have also included below a list of items you should bring with you as well as items you can collect upon arrival at Keele.
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Chemical Stucture and Reactivity James Keeler, Peter Wothers |
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Organic Chemistry 2nd edition Clayden, Greeves, and Warren |
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Study and Communication Skills for the Chemical Sciences Tina Overton, Stuart Johnson, and Jon Scott Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN-978-0-19-953968-0 |
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Inorganic Chemistry Peter Atkins, Tina Overton, Jonathan Rourke, Mark Weller, and Fraser Armstrong Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN-978-0-19-923617-6 |
Items to bring with you:
Diary to note down times of classes, assignment deadlines and other important information
Scientific Calculator capable of evaluating scientific and mathematical functions. Please note the University guidelines on the use of calculators in examinations:
“permitted calculators shall be hand held, battery operated or solar powered, noiseless and have no facility for the storage of alphabetical information other than hexadecimal numbers and no communications facility.”
Memory stick or similar device for storing electronic data.
Items you can purchase on arrival:
Laboratory Equipment On Tuesday 25th September 3-4pm, you will have the opportunity to collect a laboratory equipment pack that includes a lab coat, a pair of safety glasses and a lab notebook from LJ1.70. This pack is provided free of charge.
Starting arrangements
Monday 24th September (9-10am): Introductory Lecture in Lennard-Jones lecture theatre 1.75. It is essential that you attend this talk as it will contain important information about your timetable, lecture and lab locations, course information and other useful facts to help you settle in to your course. Details of your first classes and timetable will be provided and explained during this talk.
Tuesday 26th September (3 - 4pm): Collection of laboratory equipment pack from LJ1.70.
Tuesday 26th September (4-6pm): Workshop, location TBC*.
Friday 28th September (2-5pm): Workshop, location TBC*.
* The location for the workshops will be available on your eVision timetable.
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Additional information
From this page you can download example lectures notes and module guides. These are intended to give you an idea of what to expect during the 1st year of the Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry courses at Keele. Of course these materials will be reviewed and updated for 2012-13, so expect to see some changes to content, assessment and teaching staff. Note that Mathematics for Chemistry is integrated into the 1st year course and covers the essential numeracy and mathematical skills that students need to use throughout the Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry courses at Keele. Mathematics for Chemistry is taught by members of the Chemistry Staff and a lot of support is provided for students who have not studied mathematics beyond GCSE (or equivalent). Sample mathematics notes are also provided below.
Do have a look through these sample course materials prior to your arrival at Keele, but don’t worry about understanding it all! Everything will be explained during the teaching sessions when the course gets under way in late September.
These are PDF files and you may need acrobat reader to open them.
Module Guides 2012-13
Sample Lecture Notes
