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A preparatory course for biological sciences and other non-specialists, assuming minimal preparation in Chemistry. There is an emphasis on the properties of materials and biological systems. Atoms, molecules, mole concept, chemical equations, stoichiometry; electron configuration, bonding; molecular structure; energy changes and kinetic factors in chemical reactions; aqueous chemistry; introductory organic chemistry.
CHEM105
Andy Pratt
Jan Wikaira and Alison Downard
Burrows, Andrew; Chemistry3 : introducing inorganic, organic and physical chemistry ; Oxford University Press, 2009.
Course handout and content (PDF 114 KB)
The University has strict guidelines regarding ‘dishonest practice’ and ‘breach of instructions’ in relation to the completion and submission of examinable material. In cases where dishonest practice or breach of instructions is involved in tests or other work submitted for credit a department may (i) decline to award a grade, or (ii) deduct marks; or (iii) resolve the matter in any other appropriate way (p 49 and 50 of the 2012 UC Calendar under the regulation J). The Department of Chemistry upholds this policy. It considers plagiarism, collusion, copying, and ghost writing to be unacceptable and dishonest practices.
Attendance at Laboratory Classes: You are expected to attend every laboratory session and problems workshop. A satisfactory record of attendance and performance at laboratory classes is a condition for obtaining a pass in the course. Students who are unable to attend their lab in a particular week because of an unavoidable commitment should, in the first instance, contact Dr Jan Wikaira (Room 649) and attempt to arrange attendance at one of the other times that same week. (Please note that you cannot make up the missing lab the following week.)Absences due to illness: will be excused, provided a medical certificate from a registered medical practitioner, registered dental surgeon, registered midwife or a student counsellor is presented at the next lab attended.Unexcused absences: may constitute an unsatisfactory record and result in you failing the laboratory requirement and hence CHEM 114. At the very least, they will lead to your being assigned a mark of zero for the experiment and will degrade your final mark.Exemptions: Students who are repeating the course may, on the basis of their level of performance in the laboratory in a previous year, be exempted from attending laboratories in 2010. Students who wish to apply for an exemption should contact Andy Pratt (Room 836 or, preferably, E-mail andy.pratt@canterbury.ac.nz by the end of the second week of the Semester.
There is no prerequisite. The students doing this course will have varied backgrounds: some may have done a reasonable amount of chemistry at schools whilst others may have done none! We will not assume chemical background. The course will also be ‘gentle’ in its approach to maths and will not assume a strong maths background.Goal of the CourseThis course will:• Develop a foundation for understanding molecular systems and progressing in sciences that utilize chemical understandingLearning Outcomes• Develop problem-solving and data analysis skills• Develop an understanding of the world at an atomic scale• Develop an understanding of scientific nomenclature• Develop an understanding of the aqueous chemistry that underpins life• Develop an understanding of chemical experimentation, including data collection and analysis• Develop an understanding of the physical basis of chemical reactions, including basic thermodynamics and kinetics
Domestic fee $718.00
International fee $3,350.00
* 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 .