FC4004 Applied Chemistry

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Dušan Vičar, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Horská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Hana Cídlová, Dr.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
- the students will learn to use basic chemical knowledge in practice
- the students will be able to explain exploitation of chemical compounds and chemical reactions in daily life
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course the student will gain:
 knowledge of modern methods of chemical analysis and their applicationse
 Comprehensive overview of the content of the course
Syllabus
  • - Chosen optical and electrochemical methods
  • - Chosen chapters from applied chemistry (reading and analysis of chosen chapters from popular science literature with emphasis on chemical, physical, medical, ecological, subject-historical issues)
  • - examples of issues: history and present - mining and processing of metals, plastics, rubber, vitamins, food chemistry, energy production, lighting, prevention of the spread of infectious diseases, ...
Literature
    required literature
  • KECHLIBAR, Marian. Zapomenuté příběhy. Třetí vydání. Praha: Klika, 2020. 168 stran, 8 nečíslovaných stran obrazových příloh. Otevřeno. ISBN 978-80-7666-009-0.
  • KECHLIBAR, Marian. Zapomenuté příběhy. Druhé vydání. Praha: Klika, 2020, 180 stran. ISBN 9788076660106. info
  • KECHLIBAR, Marian. Zapomenuté příběhy. Druhé vydání. Praha: Klika, 2021, 249 stran. ISBN 9788076660496. info
    recommended literature
  • Kalous V. a kol.: Metody chemického výzkumu. SNTL/ALFA, Praha 1987.
  • Pichler J: Chemie ve společnosti - I - Chemizace. PřF MU v Brně, Brno 1992.
  • Davídek J., Velíšek J.: Analýza potravin. VŠCHT Praha, Praha 1992.
  • Navrátil O. a kol.: Jaderná chemie. Academia, Praha 1985.
  • Neiser J. a kol.: Obecná chemická technologie. SPN, Praha 1981.
  • Klener P.: Chemoterapie - minimum pro praxi. Triton, Praha 1999.
  • VELÍŠEK, Jan and Jana HAJŠLOVÁ. Chemie potravin 2. Rozš. a přeprac. vyd. 3. Tábor: OSSIS, 2009, xx, 623. ISBN 9788086659176. info
Teaching methods
home preparation, group discussion, lecture
Assessment methods
Oral exam based on exercises given at study materials of this subject at IS MU.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/el/ped/jaro2025/FC4004/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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