CL1010:03
Engineering Science
Townsville, Cairns
Inadmissable Subject Combination: CH1001 PH1006 PH1011
36 lectures, 12 tutorials, 30 hours practicals (Townsville campus); 29 lectures, 15 tutorials, 30 hours practicals, 13 hours computer aided learning sessions (Cairns campus). Second semester.
Available to level 1 engineering students.
Chemistry: Atoms, ions. Atomic structure – Bohr’s model, orbitals. Bonds – ionic, covalent, metallic, VSEPR model. Molecular orbitals, band theory, metals, ceramics and semi conductors. Intermolecular forces – solids, liquids, gases, polar molecules and electronegativity, ion-dipole, London dispersion forces, structures of solids. Liquid-gas equilibria, vapour pressure, evaporation. Thermochemistry – closed systems, first law, enthalpy, combustion. Chemical equilibrium, basic kinetics. Electrochemistry – redox reactions, electrochemical cells, batteries, corrosion.
Physics: Electric charge, fields and potential. Magnetic fields. Induction and inductance. Optics. Images, mirrors and lenses. Interference and diffraction.
Learning Objectives:
- to provide students with the fundamental knowledge on chemistry and physics relevant to subsequent engineering study;
- to develop problem solving skills for application to problems in chemistry and physics.
Assessment by examination (50%-70%); on-course assessment (30%-50%).
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