Chemistry

The six-week summer lab research program at National Taiwan University places students in various science, engineering and social science research labs and/or projects under the supervision of faculty. Students spend approximately 30 hours per week in lab activities.

The properties of material are dependent on the composition and atomic arrangement resulted from the atomic bonding. In this course, the atomic arrangement with long range order is explained by using lattice, unit cell, symmetry, crystal system, point group, and space group. The crystal structure is presented geometrically and applied to crystal compound. Topics include Crystalline state, Symmetry, Point groups, Space groups and Application to crystal system. 

In this course, students chose from a range of research topics in various academic fields and receive one-on-one training from an experienced mentor who helps them refine research ideas, formulate questions, define methods of data collection, execute a plan, and present findings. Students learn how to review background information to their project, summarize its key outcomes, write a clear and concise research paper/report, and present results orally.

Chemistry describes the composition of matter and its transformations. This introductory course presents an overview of chemistry and lays a foundation by considering its central concepts. The course begins with the quantum world in which the structure of atoms and elements and the role of electrons in chemical bonding are described. Then the energetics associated with chemical processes and chemical equilibria are studied, a discipline called thermodynamics. The course ends with the treatment of some basic organic (i.e., carbon-based) chemical reactions. When possible, attention is paid to the connection of the subject matter with materials science and/or the biochemical relevance.