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CHM1052

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 26 April 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

School of Chemistry

Coordinator(s)

Dr Kei Saito (Clayton); Dr. Pushpamalar Janarthanan (Malaysia)

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Malaysia

  • First semester 2016 (Day)
  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

CHM1052 has been designed for students who have demonstrated a strong aptitude for chemistry during secondary studies, eg. a VCE Chemistry Study Score >=37. In this unit, students will exploit their understanding of general and physical chemistry discussed in CHM1051 to explore the behaviour of chemicals in a number of interesting case studies incorporating a range of significant biological and synthetic molecules such as carbohydrates, proteins and polymers and pharmaceutically important drugs. Along the way, students will discuss the formation of inorganic coordination compounds and investigate their role in colour and magnetism, and metals in biological systems. The concepts developed within the lectures are complemented through an extended laboratory program where students will have the opportunity to develop analytical techniques and design their own experiments to solve a range of chemical problems.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of chemical nomenclature;

  1. Describe the classification, bonding, structure, properties and reactions of a wide range of organic compounds according to the functional groups they contain;

  1. Describe the nature of biological and synthetic macromolecules such as proteins, carbohydrates and polymers;

  1. Discuss the properties of transition elements;

  1. Describe a wide range of coordination compounds and their structures, reactions and applications in both synthetic materials and biological systems;

  1. Foster the acquisition of practical skills by exploiting an inquiry-based approach to the chemistry laboratory experience;

  1. Formulate hypotheses and design chemical experiments to synthesise and collect unique data using a range of sophisticated apparatus and technologies;

  1. Apply recognised methods for interpreting chemical data;

  1. Communicate chemistry, and discuss the social and environmental responsibility of chemists in the global community.

Assessment

Final examination (2 hours): 50%
Laboratory work: 40%
Online assessment: 10%

To pass this unit a student must achieve a minimum score of 50% in the laboratory practical component and a minimum of 30% for the end-of-semester exam.

Workload requirements

Three 1-hour lectures and one 4-hour laboratory class per week

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Kei Saito

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Applied microbiology
Biochemistry
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Materials science
Medicinal chemistry
Physiology
Tropical environmental biology

Prerequisites

VCE Units 3 and 4 Chemistry (Study Score >= 37), an ATAR >= 90, or a high distinction grade in CHM1011

Prohibitions

CHM1022, CHM1042