PřF:CORE122 Chemistry and Society - Course Information
CORE122 Chemistry and Society
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- RNDr. Petr Beňovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiří Křivohlávek (lecturer)
Mgr. Jaromír Literák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zdeněk Moravec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Kamil Paruch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jana Pavlů, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ondrej Šedo, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Urban, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Urík, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jaromír Literák, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Pavel Lízal, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites
- ! TYP_STUDIA ( ND ) && ! FORMA ( C ) && (! PROGRAM ( B - UCB ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - UCC ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - UCF ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - UCM ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - UCZ ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - LGM ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - ZPZ ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - BIC ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - CHE ) && ! PROGRAM ( B - CKR ))
Knowledge of chemistry taught in socondary schools. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- The course offers an overview of:
history of relation of human society to chemistry and chemical industry,
applications of chemistry and chemical substances in selected fields (medicine, agriculture, etc.)
structure, properties and applications of various materials,
contribution of chemistry to a sustainable development of society. - Learning outcomes
- Student should be able to:
characterize history of relation of human society to chemistry and chemical industry,
describe applications of chemical substances in medicine, agriculture and other fields,
describe properties and applications of various materials (metals, alloys, polymers)
characterize potential of chemistry to contribute to sustainable development. - Syllabus
- 1. History of chemistry. Human society and chemical industry in a historical perspective.
- 2. Synthetic drugs. History, salvarsan, acetylsalicylic acid, paracetamol, prontosil. First cytostatic drugs. Thalidomide. Antibiotics and their development. Development of new drugs and clinical trials.
- 3. Food additives. Fragrances. Artificial sweeteners.
- 4. Natural and synthetic polymers. Synthesis of polymers. Major classes of polymers, their properties and use. Recycling and secondary use of plastics. Plastics additives.
- 5. Metals, alloys and their use as materials, special applications. Recycling of metals and alloys.
- 6. Dyes and pigments.
- 7. Petroleum, natural gas and coal. History of extraction and use. Processing of petroleum hydrocarbons. Fuels and additives. Biofuels.
- 8. Chemistry of life and origin of life. Genetic code, nucleic acids, proteins, enzymes.
- 9. Lecture on pesticides. Pesticides are one of the most problematic groups of environmental pollutants in terms of potential negative impacts. The introduction will present these substances including their historical context. Furthermore, their need but also possible negative impacts on human and ecosystem health, occurrence in the environment and possible risks will be discussed. The principles of evaluation in the EU will be described.
- 10. Organic environmental pollutants. Freons. Flame retardants. Detergents. PAHs. Perfluorinated organic compounds. Inorganic pollutants. International environmental treaties..
- 11.Chemical storage of electric power, fuel cells. Dye-sensitized solar cell.
- 12. Radioactivity. History and development. Applications of radionuclides. Fission and fusion nuclear reactions and their use. Nuclear power plants, nuclear waste. Legislation and nuclear safety.
- Teaching methods
- Lecture.
- Assessment methods
- Final written examination.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/sci/spring2025/CORE122