Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry is the study of all materials and you will already have had some experience of basic chemical ideas during your GCSE course. You will learn new concepts and develop the ones you have met before. At A-level, a much more accurate approach is used and you will discover that topics such as atomic structure and bonding involve far greater detail than you had thought. You will also realise that chemistry is particularly concerned with quantities of substances and a lot of practical work is directed towards this area. By the end of the course you will have encountered many methods of analysis including sophisticated instrumental techniques which have important uses in a wide range of applications in industry and particularly medicine. But chemistry isn’t just about scientific facts and ideas. You will develop many new skills which are transferable to other areas of study