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SIC3037 BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY SIC3040 CHEMOMETRICS

Identify the use of metals in biological processes, therapeutic and This course provides practical guide to the common chemometric
diagnostic agents; cancer (definition, drugs, mechanism of action); tools that being used to solve data analysis problems. The topics
diabetes mellitus (definition, drugs, mechanism of action); cover is organized in two largely independent parts:
preparation of metal complexes for medicinal purpose; structure Part I – experimental designs from single factor designs to multiple
and activity relationship and other biological applications of metal factor designs
complexes. Part II – pattern recognition techniques include principal component
analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis
Assessment Weightage:
Continuous assessment: 40% Assessment Weightage:
Final examination: 60% Continuous assessment: 50%
Final examination: 50%

SIC3038 NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
SIC3041 COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
Development in nuclear chemistry: Nuclei and isotopes, nuclear
mass and nuclear stability, nuclear structures and nuclear models, Introduction to computers – history, elements in computers,
radioactive decay, natural radioactive elements, radiation operating system, computers in chemistry, internet. Internet based
absorption, latest breakthrough in nuclear chemistry. chemistry – introduction to web technologies useful in chemistry,
chemical databases, use of chemical web services.
Nuclear reactions: fission and fusion, interactions of radiation with
matters, effects of radiation on matters, danger of radiation, Introduction to computational chemistry – history and development,
dosimetry, detection and measurement of radiation, production techniques, molecular mechanics and molecular simulations as well
application of radioisotopes, effects of nuclear to environment. as application examples.
Application: radioisotopes, nuclear reactor and radiology.
Overview of modern computational methods for the quantum
Assessment Weightage: mechanics and molecular mechanics. Description of molecular
Continuous assessment: 40% electronic structure and simulations. Computational techniques
Final examination: 60% which include Hartree-Fock self- consistent-field (SCF), post
Hartree-Fock technique, density functional theory (DFT), semi-
empirical, molecular mechanics, Monte Carlo simulations and
molecular dynamics with application examples.
SIC3039 MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Practical laboratory – Basic programming and practical
Part A: Structure of Materials computational chemistry software.
Introduction to different categories of materials.
Structure of crystalline solids (cubic and hexagonal crystal system). Assessment Weightage:
Imperfection in crystalline solids (various types of defects in Continuous assessment: 50%
crystalline structure of solids) and atomic diffusion that occurs in Final examination: 50%
solid material during heat treatment.
Phase diagram of binary alloy (eutectic and isomorphous systems).
Structure, application and processing of ceramics. SIC3042 COLLOID CHEMISTRY

Part B: Properties of Materials Introduction to colloidal dispersion and types of colloidal
In-depth discussion on various properties of materials. Thermal dispersions. Particles in the box and colloid chemistry. Brownian
properties: Heat capacity, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity, motion, surface charge and colloidal stability. Particle size and fluid
thermal stresses. deformation. Viscosity, sedimentation and rheology. Definition of
Magnetic properties: Concept, diamagnetism and paramagnetism, surface tension, surface tension measurement. Self-assembly
ferromagnetism, domain and hysteresis, magnetic anisotropy, colloids: micelles, vesicles, emulsions and microemulsions.
magnetic storage and superconductivity. Instrumentations in colloidal chemistry. Colloidal chemistry,
Optical properties: Light interactions with solids, atomic and nanoscience and nanotechnology.
electronic interactions, refraction, reflection, absorption,
transmission, colour, opacity and translucency, application of Assessment Weightage:
optical phenomena. Continuous assessment: 50%
Final examination: 50%
Part C: Material Characterization Techniques
Introduction to morphological, structural and physical
characterisation of materials. Techniques involved include: X-ray SIC3043 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AND INSTRUMENTATION
diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Thermal
analysis (TGA and DSC), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) Trace Analysis
and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) Introduction, techniques and limitations, considerations in
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy implementation of trace analysis

Assessment Weightage: Sample preparation for inorganic and organic
Continuous assessment: 40% compounds
Final examination: 60% Steps in total analysis, dry, wet and microwave sample