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CHEM210 Quantum and Thermochemical Structure

Updated: 15 January 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Armidale Trimester 3 Off Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
18 April 2013 19 April 2013 Non-Mandatory Trimester 1 - non mandatory - 2 days; Trimester 3 - no intensive school
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 PHYS132) and (MATH120 or MATH101) 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

This unit focuses on a qualitative understanding of quantum and thermochemcial structure and the relationship to reactivity. It does not include laboratory work. Topics investigated are molecular structure 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.
Important Information

Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.

Further information
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Chemical Structure and Reactivity: An Integrated Approach
ISBN: 9780199289301
Keeler, J. and Wothers, P., Oxford University Press 1st ed. 2008
Text refers to: Trimester 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 assignments requiring short answers and/or calculations.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Laboratory Work 15%
Assessment Notes
The Laboratory work does not include bench experiments, but involves 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.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 50%
Assessment Notes
It is mandatory to pass the final examination in order to pass this unit.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 5, 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; and
  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 chemical structure and how it relates to reactivity is a key and central learning outcome of this unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written graphical and numerical communication skills will be taught and practised. Assessment will be via the assignments, laboratory reports and final exam, which will require descriptive and explanatory responses. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The content of this unit provides a fundamental understanding and hence global perspective of chemistry. 		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
Social responsibility is implicit in the content of this unit, but is not explicitly practised or assessed. 		True
8 Team Work
Some aspects of the laboratory exercises and workshops may involve team work, but are not taught or formally assessed. 		True
   

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