CHEM233-09S1 (C) Semester One 2009

Introduction to Physical Chemistry

12 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2009

Description

Introduction to physical chemistry measurements, chemical kinetics, energy changes, and equilibria.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

CHEM223, CHEM263, ENCH241 (if credited prior to 2004)

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Colin Freeman

Lecturer

Greg Russell

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Exam 50%
Test 25%
Problems/Tutorial Assessment 25%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Atkins, P. W. , De Paula, Julio; Elements of physical chemistry ; 4th ed. ; Oxford University Press ;, 2005.

The Elements of Physical Chemistry also contains many helpful worked examples and tutorial problems. This text will also be useful for those intending to enrol in CHEM243.

Students intending to enter the BSc(Hons) programme (CHEM273) or intending to enrol in advanced physical chemistry courses (300-level in future years) are strongly advised to use P.W. Atkins and J. de Paulo, Atkins’ Physical Chemistry (8th Ed.)

All students should have one of the above textbooks or regular access to a copy. (Copies may be available on short term loan from the Physical Sciences Library.)

Course links

Library portal
Course handout (PDF 102 KB)

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $497.00

International fee $2,260.00

* 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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