TRNS006-24B4 (C) Bridging Four 2024

Elementary Chemistry

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 9 September 2024
End Date: Sunday, 27 October 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 22 September 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 October 2024

Description

This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of chemical principles and the language of chemistry in order to better describe the properties and reactions of elements and compounds. Laboratory sessions will allow students to apply their knowledge and develop their practical skills. Students will be introduced to key chemical principles as they study a range of chemical reactions, including precipitation reaction, oxidation-reduction reactions, acid-base reactions, equilibrium reactions and some simple organic reactions, throughout the course. Key chemical principles covered include; atomic structure, chemical bonding, Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases, Lewis Diagrams, molecular shape, energy and enthalpy in chemistry, Le Chatelier’s principle, qualitative and quantitative analysis and the mole concept. As this is an introductory course it has been designed to allow for students with little or no background in chemistry. However, students with a weak chemistry background will find the course challenging and will need to spend more time studying in their own time.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Manager.

Restrictions

PREP010, BRDG023

Timetable 2024

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 11:00 Jack Erskine 111
9 Sep - 15 Sep
Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 12:00 Ernest Rutherford 412 Chemistry Lab
16 Sep - 20 Oct
Presentation A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 11:00 To Be Advised By Mentor
14 Oct - 20 Oct
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 252 Lecture Theatre
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 16:00 Jack Erskine 446
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Workshop B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 13:00 E12
9 Sep - 20 Oct
Workshop C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 11:00 Beatrice Tinsley 112
9 Sep - 15 Sep
23 Sep - 13 Oct

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 11:00 Rehua 429
16 Sep - 22 Sep
Test B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 13:00 A8 Lecture Theatre
21 Oct - 27 Oct

Course Coordinator

Nicola Blackmore

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Lab Reports 15% Week 2 - 6
Test 1 (In Class) 10% Week 2
Poster Project 10% Week 5 + 6
Test 2 (Mid-course) 15% Week 4
Test 3 (In Class) 40% Week 7
Weekly Quiz (Online) 10% Weeks 1 - 5

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $844.00

International fee $3,950.00

* 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 Student Transitions and Engagement .

All TRNS006 Occurrences