Chemistry
BS BT BB DT BC BP BDT
Mr Robert Lyall
6 points * Second semester * 3 hours of lectures and 3 hours of tutorial/laboratory work per week * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GAS1281 * Prohibitions: GAS1202
Topics covered are pre-transition elements; equilibria; solutions; electrochemical concepts; crystal structure; structure and properties of carbon compounds, and analytical applications. The subject is taught by lectures, tutorials and laboratory classes. Comprehensive study guides and laboratory guides are provided.
Assessment
Progressive assessment with theory component: 80% * Laboratory component: 20% * Satisfactory performances in both theory and laboratory components are required in order to pass the subject * Relevance of laboratory work to theoretical study: laboratory exercises are used to extend theoretical understanding as well as develop practical skills in the subject matter
Prescribed texts
Holtzclaw and others General chemistry 9th edn, Harper and Row, 1991
McMurry J Organic chemistry 3rd edn, Brooks-Cole, 1992