ESSENTIALS OF CHEMISTRY

ESSENTIALS OF CHEMISTRY
Course Code
KL 107M
Credit Points
Course Coordinator
Dr S Middleton

Pre-requisites

None

Notes

This course cannot be taken as part of a graduating curriculum with CM 1011.

Overview

The course is intended to introduce students to the core aspects of chemistry, including formulae and equations, chemical calculations and the mole, atomic structure, the periodic table, and chemical bonding. The section on organic chemistry will concentrate on the idea of families of compounds, the simple functional groups, and on the shapes of molecules. In physical chemistry, aqueous solutions, solubility, acids and bases, elementary concepts of pH, and energy in chemistry will be covered.

Structure

The course will be delivered through WebCT, with the option of sharing video-conference tutorials with the assess cohort. A practical weekend will also be compulsory.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 one-and-a-half hour written examination (50%), incourses assessments and lab work (50%).

Resit: 1 one-and-a-half hour written examination (50%), incourses assessments and lab work (50%).