CHEM434-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Kinetics and Spectroscopy

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

If you want to really understand chemistry, this is the course for you: it applies the fundamental physical and chemical principles developed in CHEM333 and CHEM343 to predict, explain and understand properties, structure and reactivity at a microscopic level. The topics covered by this course are: - Spectroscopy and quantum mechanics - Advanced reaction kinetics

Prerequisites

Recommended Preparation

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Karl Popper 612
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 E13
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Tutorial A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Jack Erskine 443
23 Feb - 1 Mar
9 Mar - 15 Mar
23 Mar - 29 Mar
27 Apr - 3 May
11 May - 17 May
25 May - 31 May

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 1: Sarah Masters 10%
Assignment 2: Greg Russell 10%
Exam 80%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,286.00

* 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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