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This module aims to provide a descriptive and critical overview of the practice of educational psychology in the UK and to highlight some of the key debates.

This module aims to provide a descriptive and critical overview of the practice of educational psychology in the UK and to highlight some of the key debates.

Electrochemistry is a foundation stone for many exciting developments in, for example, chemistry, biology and materials, and it is also central to many technologies essential to modern living. In this course, you will learn about the key fundamental processes that affect basic and more complex electrochemical reactions and about the principles and techniques that enable us to study such fundamental processes.

Electrochemistry is a foundation stone for many exciting developments in, for example, chemistry, biology and materials, and it is also central to many technologies essential to modern living. In this course, you will learn about the key fundamental processes that affect basic and more complex electrochemical reactions and about the principles and techniques that enable us to study such fundamental processes.

Electrochemistry is an important area of physical science covering many interesting and important topics of current scientific research. For example, it is key to the development of new power sources (batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors) as well as for the development of new sensing strategies or the understanding of processes such as corrosion.

This course builds on the fundamentals of electrochemistry presented in "Introduction to Electrochemistry I" and extends these to the principles and applications of electroanalytical techniques and electrochemical instrumentation. The techniques considered include cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, rotating disc electrodes, microelectrodes, and several galvanostatic methods.

Students are expected to gain advanced knowledge from the course, which will help prepare them for modern electrochemistry research in both the academic or industrial arena.

Electrochemistry is an important area of physical science covering many interesting and important topics of current scientific research. For example, it is key to the development of new power sources (batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors) as well as for the development of new sensing strategies or the understanding of processes such as corrosion.

This course builds on the fundamentals of electrochemistry presented in "Introduction to Electrochemistry I" and extends these to the principles and applications of electroanalytical techniques and electrochemical instrumentation. The techniques considered include cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, rotating disc electrodes, microelectrodes, and several galvanostatic methods.

Students are expected to gain advanced knowledge from the course, which will help prepare them for modern electrochemistry research in both the academic or industrial arena.

Is it necessary -- and is it possible -- for the UK and other countries to make the change from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources? And what sort of changes would be involved, on a global, national and personal scale? Is there any one renewable energy source that can provide most or all of the UK's energy needs? Can we continue to expand air travel indefinitely by making planes much more fuel efficient?

Questions like these are becoming increasingly common and important, but clear answers can seem disappointingly rare. Against this background, the goal of this course is to develop a clear understanding of the physical principles that govern the key modes of energy generation and usage. This will then allow us to explore if and how our current energy needs can be supported by different types of energy sources (from fossil fuels to renewable to nuclear).

We will also look carefully at the motivations for moving away from fossil fuels, considering both climate change and the finite nature of non-renewable resources. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on developing insight, rather than on memorizing specific numbers or factoids. We will do this by learning how to develop simple, highly approximate, but nevertheless quantitative models of physical processes. These will allow us to find surprisingly clear-cut and definitive answers to seemingly difficult questions, including those posed above.

Please note that although there are no formal pre-requisites, the mathematical skills required for this module are:
- Manipulating and solving algebraic equations
- Simplifying expressions using approximations e.g. the binomial approximation
- Calculating basic geometrical properties: area, volume, surface area
- Applying simple trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent
- Working with exponential and logarithmic functions
- Interpreting graphs of functions or data on linear and logarithmic scales
- Using and converting units for physical quantities such as length, time, energy, etc.

No calculus is used in the module.

Is it necessary -- and is it possible -- for the UK and other countries to make the change from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources? And what sort of changes would be involved, on a global, national and personal scale? Is there any one renewable energy source that can provide most or all of the UK's energy needs? Can we continue to expand air travel indefinitely by making planes much more fuel efficient?

Questions like these are becoming increasingly common and important, but clear answers can seem disappointingly rare. Against this background, the goal of this course is to develop a clear understanding of the physical principles that govern the key modes of energy generation and usage. This will then allow us to explore if and how our current energy needs can be supported by different types of energy sources (from fossil fuels to renewable to nuclear).

We will also look carefully at the motivations for moving away from fossil fuels, considering both climate change and the finite nature of non-renewable resources. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on developing insight, rather than on memorizing specific numbers or factoids. We will do this by learning how to develop simple, highly approximate, but nevertheless quantitative models of physical processes. These will allow us to find surprisingly clear-cut and definitive answers to seemingly difficult questions, including those posed above.

Please note that although there are no formal pre-requisites, the mathematical skills required for this module are:
- Manipulating and solving algebraic equations
- Simplifying expressions using approximations e.g. the binomial approximation
- Calculating basic geometrical properties: area, volume, surface area
- Applying simple trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent
- Working with exponential and logarithmic functions
- Interpreting graphs of functions or data on linear and logarithmic scales
- Using and converting units for physical quantities such as length, time, energy, etc.

No calculus is used in the module.

Is it necessary -- and is it possible -- for the UK and other countries to make the change from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources? And what sort of changes would be involved, on a global, national and personal scale? Is there any one renewable energy source that can provide most or all of the UK's energy needs? Can we continue to expand air travel indefinitely by making planes much more fuel efficient?

Questions like these are becoming increasingly common and important, but clear answers can seem disappointingly rare. Against this background, the goal of this course is to develop a clear understanding of the physical principles that govern the key modes of energy generation and usage. This will then allow us to explore if and how our current energy needs can be supported by different types of energy sources (from fossil fuels to renewable to nuclear).

We will also look carefully at the motivations for moving away from fossil fuels, considering both climate change and the finite nature of non-renewable resources. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on developing insight, rather than on memorizing specific numbers or factoids. We will do this by learning how to develop simple, highly approximate, but nevertheless quantitative models of physical processes. These will allow us to find surprisingly clear-cut and definitive answers to seemingly difficult questions, including those posed above.

Please note that although there are no formal pre-requisites, the mathematical skills required for this module are:
- Manipulating and solving algebraic equations
- Simplifying expressions using approximations e.g. the binomial approximation
- Calculating basic geometrical properties: area, volume, surface area
- Applying simple trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent
- Working with exponential and logarithmic functions
- Interpreting graphs of functions or data on linear and logarithmic scales
- Using and converting units for physical quantities such as length, time, energy, etc.

No calculus is used in the module.

This module covers energy conversion fundamentals and technologies whilst relating these elements to sustainability. This module looks at energy from social, environmental and economic perspectives.