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B006669 - CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS FOR OPTICS
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Academic Year 2010-11
Course year
First year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Physics and Astronomy
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
CHIM/02 - PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Credits
9
Teaching Hours
72
Teaching Term
04/10/2010 ⇒ 21/01/2011
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Course Content
Basics of the chemical description of the structure of matter. Chemical bonding. Intermolecular forces, gas and condensed phases. Chemical reactivity and chemical equilibrium. Stoichiometry. Materials for optics and optometry. Production and treatments of ophthalmic and contact lenses.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Lezioni di Chimica, P. Dapporto e P. Paoli, ed. Progetto Leonardo, Bologna
Chimica, M. S. Silberberg, Mc. Graw-Hill
Scienza e Tecnologia dei materiali, III ed., WF Smith, Mc. Graw-Hill
The Properties of Optical Glass by H. Bach, N. Neuroth (Schott Series on Glass and Glass Ceramics) Capitoli 1, 2, 7 e 8.
Lenti a Contatto: Proprietà fisico-chimiche, Abati, S.; Farini, A.; Stefanelli, M., Fabiano Editore
Contact Lenses: Anthony J Phillips & Lynne Speedwell, Editors, Butterworth-Heinemann: Capitoli 1, 3 e 27.
Chimica, M. S. Silberberg, Mc. Graw-Hill
Scienza e Tecnologia dei materiali, III ed., WF Smith, Mc. Graw-Hill
The Properties of Optical Glass by H. Bach, N. Neuroth (Schott Series on Glass and Glass Ceramics) Capitoli 1, 2, 7 e 8.
Lenti a Contatto: Proprietà fisico-chimiche, Abati, S.; Farini, A.; Stefanelli, M., Fabiano Editore
Contact Lenses: Anthony J Phillips & Lynne Speedwell, Editors, Butterworth-Heinemann: Capitoli 1, 3 e 27.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired: Basic knowledge on the structure of matter (atoms, molecules and condensed phases). Chemical reactivity and equilibrium. Basics of material science for optics and optometry.
Competence acquired. Evaluation of the properties and chemical reactivity of materials on the basis of their molecular properties.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):Evaluation of the structure and physical-chemical properties of simple molecules and materials. Evaluation of chemical reactivity and simple stoichiometry calculations. Materials selection on the basis of the physico-chemical properties.
Competence acquired. Evaluation of the properties and chemical reactivity of materials on the basis of their molecular properties.
Skills acquired (at the end of the course):Evaluation of the structure and physical-chemical properties of simple molecules and materials. Evaluation of chemical reactivity and simple stoichiometry calculations. Materials selection on the basis of the physico-chemical properties.
Teaching Methods
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...):
Hours reserved to private study and other individual formative activities:
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours):
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours): 3
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours):
Seminars (hours): 0
Stages: 0
Intermediate examinations: 6
Hours reserved to private study and other individual formative activities:
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours):
Contact hours for: Laboratory (hours): 3
Contact hours for: Laboratory-field/practice (hours):
Seminars (hours): 0
Stages: 0
Intermediate examinations: 6
Type of Assessment
written/oral
Course program
1. Introduction to the atomic and molecular description of matter.Atoms and electrons. Chemical bonding. Intermolecular forces. Gas, liquids and solutions.2. Chemical properties.Principal classes of chemical reactions. Thermo-chemistry and chemical equilibrium. Electrochemistry. Chemical Kinetics.3. Introduction to material sciences.Principal classes of solids; correlation between molecular structure and physical properties. Glass. Polymers and hydrogels. Properties and treatments of surfaces. Photographic process. Optical properties of materials. Production of ophthalmic lenses both in glass and plastic. Production of rigid and soft contact lenses.