Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry is a fascinating yet logical science, dealing with the study of matter and its properties. Research in Chemistry aims to find ways of converting the Earth’s natural resources into a huge variety of useful products, such as fuel cells to replace petrol and to power portable gadgets, as well as plastics, nanotechnology, and pharmaceuticals to combat disease. Whilst all these inventions improve our standard of living, at the same time Chemists have a responsibility to ensure this is done in ways that don’t detract from the standard of living available to future generations. If you want to study Chemistry you need to be able to take clear logical steps based on careful observations and be able to make extensions to scientific theories. It is about applying logical deductive reasoning to the chemical world around us within the learnt framework of chemical vocabulary and theory. If you have an inherent wonder at the natural world and want to see the part atoms play in it and enjoy careful accurate description and mathematics, Chemistry is for you.