CHEM111-07S1 (C) Semester One 2007

General Chemistry A

18 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 26 February 2007
End Date: Sunday, 1 July 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 11 March 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 May 2007

Description

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

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

Colin Freeman

Lecturers

Bryce Williamson and Peter Harland

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Exam 60%
Laboratory 10%
Test 01 May 2007 30%


In order to pass the course, passes in BOTH the laboratory and written parts are necessary.  Therefore in order to be ELIGIBLE for a pass if you sit the final two-hour examination in June, a satisfactory performance is required at laboratory sessions.

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Chang, Raymond. , Cruickshank, Brandon; Chemistry ; 8th ed; McGraw-Hill, 2005.

The 8th Edition is acceptable and a number of copies are held on reserve in the Physical Sciences Library.  The bookshop sells the text to students at a discounted price.
[The study guide to Chang is also available at the bookshop, however, the Problems Manual which you will receive when you purchase your laboratory manual should provide sufficient exercises and supplementary material for most students.]

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $687.00

International fee $3,045.00

* 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 .

All CHEM111 Occurrences

  • CHEM111-07S1 (C) Semester One 2007