CHEM343-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Materials Science and Nanotechnology

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

This course applies the fundamental physical and chemical principles learnt previously to predict and explain the properties of materials at the nano-scale. Topics include nanotechnology, materials fabrication and characterization, polymers, and applied computational chemistry.

Prerequisites

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 16:00 - 17:00 Jack Erskine 239
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 445
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 239
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Jack Erskine 239
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignments (2 x 8.33%) 16.67%
Test 33.33%
Exam 50%

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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  • CHEM343-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026