James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

CH1020:03

Preparatory Chemistry

Townsville

Inadmissable Subject Combination: SA in year 12 Chemistry

30 lectures, 10 tutorials, 36 hours practicals. January intensive block mode.

Staff: Professor R Keene.

Chemistry as a science discipline; chemistry and matter; Periodic Table; stoichiometry; bonding; acids and bases; kinetics; chemical equilibrium; chemistry and energy; redox reactions; carbon compounds.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to acquaint students with basic chemical principles and terminology;
  2. to give students an appreciation of the central relevance in science of the discipline of chemistry;
  3. to prepare students with limited background (or in need of remedial assistance) in the discipline to be able to undertake level 1 chemistry;
  4. to introduce students to simple laboratory skills in chemistry.

Assessment by examination (70%); practical (20%); on-course tutorial assessment (10%).