CHEM111-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011

General Chemistry A

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2011
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2011

Description

Atoms, molecules and the chemical bond; chemistry of the atmosphere; introduction to physical chemistry; thermodynamics; kinetics; aqueous chemistry; chemical equilibria; electrochemistry.

Prerequisites

At least 9 NCEA level 3 credits in Chemistry, or
CHEM114, or
equivalent preparation approved by Head of Department, Chemistry

Restrictions

CHEM113, CHEM121

Equivalent Courses

CHEM113, CHEM121

Timetable Note

Examinations and Formal Tests - please note, the test on 6 April is from 7.30 to 8.45 pm (15 minutes longer than indicated below).

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Colin Freeman

Lecturers

Paul Kruger , Greg Russell , Deborah Crittenden and Jan Wikaira

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Exam 55%
Laboratory 10%
On-line Quizzes 5%
Test 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Burrows, Andrew; Chemistry3 : introducing inorganic, organic and physical chemistry ; Oxford University Press, 2009.

Course links

Course handout and content (PDF 198 KB)

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $690.00

International fee $3,225.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemistry .

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