htw saar QR-encoded URL
Back to Main Page Choose Module Version:
XML-Code

flag


Scientific Basics

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Scientific Basics
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Mechanical Engineering / Production Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021
Module code: DBMAB-130
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P720-0020, P720-0021, P720-0022
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
48UV+32UU+16UP (96 teaching units)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Academic Year: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam 120 min.


[updated 29.08.2025]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

DBMAB-130 (P720-0020, P720-0021, P720-0022) Mechanical Engineering / Production Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021 , study year 1, mandatory course
DBWI-130 (P740-0005, P740-0006, P740-0007) Industrial Engineering / Production Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2022 , study year 1, mandatory course
DBWI-130 (P740-0005, P740-0006, P740-0007) Industrial Engineering / Production Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2021 , study year 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
The total student study time for this course is 150 hours.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
DBMAB-240
DBMAB-260 Production Engineering 1
DBMAB-310
DBMAB-320
DBMAB-340 Mechatronics and Technical Optics


[updated 15.02.2023]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Christoph Gaukler
Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Christoph Gaukler

[updated 11.06.2021]
Learning outcomes:
Basic Chemistry:
  
After successfully completing this module, students will be familiar with the essential basics of general chemistry, including atomic structure, the periodic table of elements, chemical bonding, states of matter, chemical reactions and chemical thermodynamics. They will understand the connection between the electron configuration of the atoms, the structure of the periodic table and the properties of the elements derived from it. They will be able to describe the chemical bonding of substances, prepare molecular formulas and, in the case of covalently bonded substances, also structural formulas, and derive structure-property relationships. Students will be familiar with the basic principles of chemical reactions (reaction equation, stoichiometry, equilibrium, redox and acid-base reactions) and can apply them in order to interpret simple chemical processes. This includes the use of simple, chemical calculations. Students will be familiar with the basic principles of chemical thermodynamics (thermochemistry, chemical reaction processes, catalysts, and inhibitors) and chemical reaction kinetics and will be able to apply this knowledge to interpret and calculate simple chemical processes.
  
  
Experimental Physics:
  
Students will be familiar with the scientific principles of the dynamics of a single point mass and systems of point masses. They will be familiar with the basic terms, phenomena and concepts and understand the  physical relationships. This knowledge will enable students to reduce simple engineering problems to basic physical principles or questions, to answer these physical questions independently using mathematical methods, and thus, find a solution to the actual engineering problem in a targeted manner.
  
  
Chemistry Lab:
  
They will be able to set up and perform basic chemical experiments. Based on observations and existing knowledge, they will be able to derive conclusions and link them to the contents of the "General Chemistry" lecture. In addition, students will also be able to write lab reports/experiment reports.
  
  
Physics Lab:
  
By means of experiments, students will independently study the essential physical principles of the mechanics of rigid and real (liquids, gases) bodies, as well as waves, optics, atomic and quantum physics. They will be able to set up basic, physical experiments, carry out series of experiments and measurements and evaluate them, taking into account the calculation of errors. In addition, they will be able to draw conclusions after critically evaluating measurement results and to prepare laboratory reports/test reports.

[updated 29.08.2025]
Module content:
Basic Chemistry:
  
• Atomic structure and the periodic system of elements: Classical elementary particles, structure of
atoms, isotopes, orbital model, electron configuration, structure of the periodic table
• Chemical Bonding:: Ionic bonding, covalent bonding, metallic bonding, dispersion, induction, and dipole-dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, structure-property relationships
• States of Matter:  (ideal gases, Boyle´s, Gay-Lussac´s, and Avogadro´s laws, ideal
gas equation), liquids, crystalline and amorphous solids, structural principles of ideal crystals,
coordination number, Bravais lattice, metallic lattice structures, packing density, Miller indices, lattice vacancies and their significance for alloy formation)
• Homogeneous mixtures (gas mixtures and Dalton´s law, solutions, single-phase alloys), heterogeneous mixtures
• Chemical Reactions: Reaction equations and stoichiometry, equilibrium, redox and acid-base reactions, chemical thermodynamics (reaction heat, energy and enthalpy, enthalpy of formation, Hess´s law, reaction entropy, chemical reaction sequences, free enthalpy, catalysis (homogeneous, heterogeneous))
  
  
Experimental Physics:
  
• Units of measurement, measuring physical quantities and calculating errors
• Mechanics of point masses: One- and multidimensional motion, average velocity, instantaneous velocity, average acceleration, instantaneous acceleration, velocity-time and distance-time laws, free fall, projectile motion, uniform circular motion, angular velocity, centripetal and centrifugal acceleration, Newton´s axioms, momentum, gravitational, spring, normal, and frictional forces, air resistance, work and power in conservative and non-conservative force fields, kinetic energy, potential energy of gravity near the Earth´s surface and in general, spring energy, total energy of a mass point, conservation of energy, superimposed force fields
• Mechanics of a system of mass points: Center of mass, velocity, acceleration, force, momentum and conservation of momentum, systems with variable mass (thrust force and velocity of a rocket; basic rocket equation), impact processes (conservation of momentum, energy and angular momentum, types of impact [elastic, inelastic, superelastic], elasticity number)
  
  
Chemistry Lab:
• Laboratory and safety regulations
• Experiments on acid-base reactions, buffer systems, quantitative determination (titration), electrochemistry, and redox chemistry
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis of water (ion detection, hardness determination)
  
  
Physics Lab:
• Unit of measurement, measuring physical quantities and calculating errors
• Experiments in mechanics and optics
• Experiments in atomic and quantum physics

[updated 29.08.2025]
Teaching methods/Media:
Lectures: Presentation, work on specific problems in groups
Exercises: Group work on concrete problems
Labs: Self-study and hands-on experience with scientific concepts through partner work involving experiments.

[updated 29.08.2025]
Recommended or required reading:
• J. Hoinkis, E. Lindner: Chemie für Ingenieure (Wiley-VCH)
• P. W. Atkins, J. de Paula: Physikalische Chemie (Wiley-VCH)
• P. A. Tipler, G. Mosca: Physik für Wissenschaftlicher und Ingenieure (Springer)
• D. Gross, W. Hauger, J. Schröder, W. Wall: Technische Mechanik 3: Kinetik (Springer)
• R. C. Hibbeler: Technische Mechanik 3 – Dynamik (Pearson)

[updated 28.04.2023]
 
[Sun Aug 31 11:58:19 CEST 2025, CKEY=ang, BKEY=aswmpt, CID=DBMAB-130, LANGUAGE=en, DATE=31.08.2025]