CH1020 - Preparatory Chemistry

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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 07-Feb-2013
Face to face teaching 24-Jan-2013 to 15-Feb-2013
Coord/Lect:	Dr Murray Davies.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 18 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); other exams (30%); practical performance and reports (20%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coord/Lect:	Dr Murray Davies.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 18 hours practicals - The practical sessions will be run as a block in the mid Study Period break.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); other exams (30%); laboratory performance and write-ups (20%).
Cairns, Block, Study Period 6
Census Date 27-Jun-2013
Face to face teaching 24-Jun-2013 to 26-Jul-2013
Coord/Lect:	Dr Mark Payne.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 18 hours practicals
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.