Chemistry
BS
Dr Ray Mayes
6 points * Full-year subject * 45 hours of lectures, 27 hours of laboratory and tutorial work * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: Enrolment is restricted to students entering BAppSc with partial credit for previous studies in chemistry, eg students who have completed appropriate studies in the TAFE Certificate of Applied Science. Enrolment will be accepted only after consultation with the head of school or the subject adviser * Prohibitions: GAS1281, GAS1282
This subject is designed to enhance the student's prior knowledge in chemistry to the equivalent of that covered by GAS1281 and GAS1282 combined. This level of chemical expertise in combination with GAS1186 and GAS1384 then forms the basis for a variety of further studies at the second-year level in the chemical, biological and physical sciences. This subject provides a general introduction to the following areas: chemical periodicity; molecular structure; chemical kinetics; pretransition elements; structure and properties of carbon compounds; physical chemistry of solutions. The subject is taught by lectures, tutorials and laboratory classes whilst for ditance education students a comprehensive set of study guides is provided. Students will undertake their studies in common with students in subjects GAS1281 and GAS1282 where possible.
Assessment
Theory component progressive assessment: 85% * Laboratory component: 15% * Satisfactory performances in both theory and laboratory components are required in order to pass the subject * Tutorial attendance (for Gippsland students) and performance on feedback assignments (for distance education students) will be taken into account in deciding a final grade for the case of students whose marks are `borderline' * Relevance of laboratory work to theoretical study: laboratory exercises are used to extend theoretical understanding as well as develop practical skills
Prescribed texts
Holtzclaw and others General chemistry 9th edn, Harper and Row, 1991
McMurry J Organic chemistry 3rd edn, Brooks-Cole, 1992