CHEM111-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Chemical Principles and Processes

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

Atoms and the periodic table; chemical bonding; reduction and oxidation reactions; properties of gases; introduction to thermodynamics; kinetics; chemical equilibrium; Gibbs energy and the second law of thermodynamics; aqueous chemistry; acid-base equilibrium.

Prerequisites

(1) NCEA: at least 14 credits NCEA Level 3 Chemistry, or
(2) CIE: at least D grade in CIE AL Chemistry or A grade in CIE ASL Chemistry, or
(3) IB: at least Grade 4 in IB HL Chemistry or Grade 6 in IB SL Chemistry, or
(4) CHEM112 or CHEM114, or
(5) at least B Grade in BRDG023 or TRNS006.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 12:00 - 13:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 12:00 - 13:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
02 Tuesday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
03 Wednesday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
04 Wednesday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
05 Thursday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
06 Thursday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
07 Friday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
08 Friday 13:00 - 16:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
09 Tuesday 18:00 - 21:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May
10 Wednesday 18:00 - 21:00 Ernest Rutherford 419 Chemistry Lab
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Exam 50%
BestChoice On-line Problems 5%
Laboratory 15%
Mid-Semester Test 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,099.00

International fee $5,388.00

* 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 School of Physical & Chemical Sciences on the departments and faculties page .

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