2024 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Chemistry
Exercise in Computational Chemistry and Chemical Information 1
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Hidehiro Uekusa / Akiko Sekine / Kyouko Ueno
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.A301
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Recent chemistry research requires an information search technique from various databases. In this course, students learn about major chemical databases, and about the method to search them via actual search exercise. Especially, SciFinder, Online journal search, Cambridge Structure Database are introduced.
Course description and aims
Through the series of exercises, students learn about the major chemical databases, and about the database search techniques. Crystal structure analysis calculation technique is also exercised.
Keywords
computational chemistry SciFinder database Crystal structure
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Introduction lecture, and exercise using computer system is followed.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | SciFinder Scholar 1 | Exercise problems are given in this class. |
| Class 2 | SciFinder Scholar 2 | Exercise problems are given in this class. |
| Class 3 | Online Journals | Exercise problems are given in this class. |
| Class 4 | Cambridge Structure Database 1 | Exercise problems are given in this class. |
| Class 5 | Cambridge Structure Database 2 | Exercise problems are given in this class. |
| Class 6 | Crystal Structures 1 | Exercise problems are given in this class. |
| Class 7 | Crystal Structures 2 | Exercise problems are given in this class. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None. Supplemental materials are given in the class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Reports
Related courses
- CHM.D201 ： Organic Chemistry I
- CHM.D202 ： Organic Chemistry II
- CHM.D301 ： Organic Chemistry III
- CHM.D331 ： Organic Synthesis
- CHM.B333 ： Crystal Chemistry
Prerequisites
The following basic knowledge and skills are helpful for this class:
1. Organic Chemistry
2. Crystal Chemistry
3. Having a login account of Tsubame