Syllabus Application
Electrochemistry
CHEM 405
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
Electrochemistry - CHEM 405
Classroom:
FENS-L029,FENS-L056
Level of course:
Undergraduate
Course Credits:
SU Credit:3.000, ECTS:6, Basic:4, Engineering:2
Prerequisites:
-
Corequisites:
-
Course Type:
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Selmiye Alkan Gürsel
- Email: selmiye@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
Fundamentals of electrochemistry including electrode potentials, electrochemical cell, Faradays law, electrical conductivity, mass transfer. Basic techniques in electrochemistry including potentiostatic and galvanostatic methods, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Applications of electrochemistry: electrochemical polymerization, conducting polymers, batteries, fuel cells.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Describe (draw) an electrochemical cell, and to calculate potential of an electrochemical cell |
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| 2. | Describe thermodynamics of electrochemistry |
| 3. | Explain and use Faraday laws |
| 4. | Discuss about electrode kinetics |
| 5. | Describe conductivity and solve problems about conductivity |
| 6. | Describe electrochemical techniques, including voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy |
| 7. | Discuss about conducting polymers, batteries and fuel cells |
Course Objective
• To provide a foundation in theoretical electrochemistry which is sufficient for the understanding of many basic phenomena.
• To teach the theory behind a number of advanced electrochemical methods.
• To familiarize the student with those electrochemical methods that are exploited in many electroanalytical and technologically important applications such as fuel cells, electrolysis and batteries.