| Course title | History of Chemistry |
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| Course code | KCH/HICH |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | 1 |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory, Compulsory-optional, Optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Lecturer(s) |
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| Course content |
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1. Chemistry as a natural science. 2. Historic period of development of chemistry as a science. Period of chemistry. Stage of the oldest chemistry - Antiquity. 3. Alchemy, iatrochemistry. 4. The emergence of scientific chemistry; pneuchemistry, phlogiston´s theory. 5. Period of building strong grounds of scientific chemistry - basic chemical laws. 6. Development of chemistry in the 19th century. 7. Chemical discoveries at the end of the 19th century and in the 20th century. 8. Outstanding chemists and physicists and their contribution to the development of chemistry. 9. History of discoveries of chemical elements and compounds. 10. Brief history of basic chemical mode of production. 11. The concept of the chemical industry. Production of chemicals in the Czech Republic. 12. The current state of play in the development of chemistry, its tasks and outlook.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Students' portfolio, Individual study, Students' self-study, Seminar
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| prerequisite |
| Knowledge |
| Knowledge of chemical disciplines. |
| využít základní znalosti středoškolské chemie |
| Skills |
| používat chemickou terminologii při popisu chemických látek a chemických procesů |
| learning outcomes |
| Knowledge |
| to define the basic stages of the development of natural sciences |
| to describe the main contribution of individual stages of the development of natural sciences from the perspective of the development of chemical disciplines |
| to explain the brief history of basic chemical production |
| to classify individual branches of the Czech chemical industry |
| Skills |
| to evaluate the importance of prominent personalities who have contributed to the development of chemistry |
| to put into context the production program and technological parameters of major chemical plants |
| teaching methods |
| Knowledge |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| assessment methods |
| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (18) | Category: Chemistry courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (18) | Category: Chemistry courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): SS Teacher Training in Chemistry (16) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (14) | Category: Chemistry courses | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (19) | Category: Chemistry courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Chemistry (17) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Chemistry (18) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (19) | Category: Chemistry courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (17) | Category: Chemistry courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): BS Teacher Training in Chemistry (19) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Chemistry in Education (16) | Category: Chemistry courses | 1 | Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer |