Faculty Of Science, Technology & Engineering
CHE1C1A, 2012
| Subject Code: | CHE1C1A |
| Subject Short Title: | CHEMISTRY 1A |
| Credit Points: | 15 |
| Subject Description: | This subject aims to expand student knowledge in the areas of laboratory safety, stoichiometry, atomic and molecular structure, chemical equilibrium, chemical thermodynamics and kinetics and some fundamentals of organic chemistry. Topics include:
•Chemical hazards and the safe handling of chemicals including acids and bases, Stoichiometric relationships and concentrations, Introduction to atomic and molecular structure, Introduction to organic and functional group chemistry, Chemical equilibrium for gas and solution phase reactions, Acids and base reactions, Chemical thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics. |
| Class Requirements: | three 1-hour lectures, a 1-hour tutorial and a 3-hour practical session per week. There are 9 practical sessions in the semester. |
| Work Experience Indicator: | Student is not undertaking work experience in industry |
| Available to 'Study Abroad' students: | Y |
Assessment:
| Assessment Type | % | Comments |
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| Two tests | 10 | |
| practical work | 20 | |
| assignment | 10 | |
| 3-hour examination | 60 | |
Readings:
| Reading Type | Title | Author | Publisher |
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| Prescribed | Chemistry and chemical reactivity | Kotz, JC, Treichel, PM and Townsend, JR 2006 | 7th ed, Thomson. |
| Recommended | FSTE First Year Survival Guide (second edition) | Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering | La Trobe University 2012 |
Subject Coordinator: Dr Michael Angove
| Subject Availability |
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| BENDIGO |
| Semester 1, Day. Dr Michael Angove (m.angove@latrobe.edu.au) |
| MALAYSIA |
| Semester 1, Day. Dr Michael Angove (m.angove@latrobe.edu.au) |
| Semester 2, Day. Dr Michael Angove (m.angove@latrobe.edu.au) |
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