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CHEM210 Chemical Structure

Updated: 21 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
13 April 2010 14 April 2010 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites (CHEM120 or CHEM120A or PHYS132 or PHYS122 or PHYS122A) and (MATH110 or MATH120 or MATH101 or MATH101A) or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions CHEM201
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Trevor Brown (tbrown3@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Covers the key topics required for an understanding of chemical structure and reactivity. Molecular structures and the states of matter; electrons in atoms and molecules; bonding in solids; the laws of thermodynamics, trends in chemical bonding; and molecular orbital theory for describing chemical structures and reactions.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Chemical Structure and Reactivity: An Integrated Approach
ISBN: 9780199289301
Keeler, J. and Wothers, P., Oxford University Press 1st ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignments 35%
Assessment Notes
Four long written assignments
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 4, 6 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Laboratory Work 15%
Assessment Notes
The Laboratory Reports component of Assessment will involve interpreting experimental data provided cogent to the subject matter of the unit, carrying out calculations and making critical judgments about the meaning of the results obtained.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 6 GA: 1, 2, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand how the principles of quantum mechanics can be used to predict atomic and molecular properties, and use these principles to predict properties of simple atomic and molecular systems;
  2. understand the types of chemical bonding and the formalisms used to describe them;
  3. understand and apply the laws of thermodynamics;
  4. understand and apply molecular orbital theory to chemical structure;
  5. solve numerical and chemical problems with greater confidence and competence;
  6. assess and manipulate chemical information with greater confidence and competence.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of discipline is a key learning outcome 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills will be developed through use of assignments requiring (in part) descriptive and explanatory responses. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The topic on energy is relevant to this attribute. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Aspects of some assignments will deal with computer based applications, and especially chemical information retrieval via the library and the WWW. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Independent and team learning is practised during assessment tasks and so achieving life-long learning. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving skills will be developed and extended through use of assignments requiring (in part) complex reasoning and quantitative responses. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The topic on energy is relevant to this attribute. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Some practical laboratory exercises will involve team work. 		True True
   

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