An Introduction to Chemistry (3 cr)
Code: TK00CK40-3001
General information
Enrollment
27.09.2025 - 26.10.2025
Timing
27.10.2025 - 31.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Teknologia
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Teachers
- Virpi Saastamoinen
Groups
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KKT25SKKT25S
Objective
To provide an overview of high school chemistry and to increase students' knowledge of environmental chemistry.
Content
Periodic table, mole and reactions
Concentration and pH concept
Acids and bases
Oxidation and reduction
Corrosion
Electrochemistry
Materials
We will announce it during the course.
Evaluation scale
0 - 5
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student can analyze problems in the subject area and produce alternative solution methods.
A commendable level requires that you get more than 90% of the maximum points in the exam.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student can draw conclusions in the problems of the subject area.
A good level requires that you get about 70 - 89% of the maximum points in the exam.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student recognizes the basic quantities of the subject area. The student finds the equations needed to solve problems in the subject area and knows how to solve them.
A satisfactory level requires that approximately 50 - 69% of the maximum points in the exam are obtained.
Further information
The course includes lectures and calculation exercises. Teaching is mainly organized as face-to-face teaching. Passing the course requires active calculation exercises and passing the final exam. The course includes approx. 81 hours of student work.