CH1020 - Preparatory Chemistry
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Pharmacy & Molecular Sciences |
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 Outcomes
- to acquaint students with basic chemical principles and terminology;
- to give students an appreciation of the central relevance in science of the discipline of chemistry;
- to introduce students to simple laboratory skills in chemistry;
- to prepare students with limited background (or in need of remedial assistance) in the discipline to be able to undertake level 1 chemistry.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
- The ability to work individually and independently.
| Assumed Knowledge: | If you have a sound achievement or better in Senior Chemistry it is not recommended that you enrol in this subject. |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Block, Study Period 3 | |
| Census Date 03-Feb-2011 | |
| Face to face teaching 20-Jan-2011 to 15-Feb-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Murray Davies |
| Lecturers: | Dr Murray Davies, Assoc. Professor Bruce Bowden, Mr Brian Foster. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); other exams (30%); practical performance and reports (20%). |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Murray Davies |
| Lecturers: | Dr Murray Davies, Assoc. Professor Bruce Bowden, Professor Richard Keene, Ms Ioana Bowden. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); other exams (30%); laboratory performance and write-ups (20%). |
| Cairns, Block, Study Period 6 | |
| Census Date 23-Jun-2011 | |
| Face to face teaching 20-Jun-2011 to 15-Jul-2011 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Michael Liddell |
| Lecturers: | Dr Mark Payne, Assoc. Professor Michael Liddell. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); other exams (30%); laboratory performance and write-ups (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.