Cross-Disciplinary Construction of University Chemistry Curriculum System for Emerging Engineering:Integrate Comprehensive Knowledge Through Water Synthesis and Decomposition Reactions
ZHANG Xiao-Fang1**, WANG Zhe2, TIAN Dong-Liang2**
1. School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; 2. School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
Abstract Aiming at the core challenges in the university chemistry curriculum system,such as the disconnection between microcosmic and macroscopic knowledge points,insufficient interdisciplinary integration,and disconnection from the needs of emerging engineering disciplines,this paper proposes a teaching reform system of “one reaction connecting knowledge in all fields” with the synthesis and decomposition reaction of H2O as the only anchor point.This system consolidates the microcosmic foundation of material structure from the atomic scale(H—O bond formation principle),molecular scale(H2O molecular orbitals/hydrogen bonds) to the crystal scale(crystal structure of ice),and vertically connects to six core macroscopic modules:thermodynamics,kinetics,chemical equilibrium,solution chemistry,electrochemistry,and coordination chemistry.Horizontally,it combines the chemical needs of emerging engineering fields such as energy(hydrogen production by electrolysis),materials(water adsorption by MOFs),life sciences(coordination of biological water),environment(Fenton water treatment),and information technology(water-based sensing materials).Through the path of “knowledge point framework construction-case application verification-multi-dimensional expansion”,it realizes the teaching logic of “breakthrough at one point and expansion in multiple aspects”.Practice shows that this system can guide students to independently construct a knowledge framework of “micro-macro connection and interdisciplinary integration”,consolidate the foundation of theoretical application,and improve innovative practical abilities,providing a promotable reform paradigm for the cultivation of future-oriented chemistry talents in emerging engineering disciplines.
ZHANG Xiao-Fang, WANG Zhe, TIAN Dong-Liang. Cross-Disciplinary Construction of University Chemistry Curriculum System for Emerging Engineering:Integrate Comprehensive Knowledge Through Water Synthesis and Decomposition Reactions[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2026, 47(14): 16-21.
