Course Title: Chemistry Theory and Laboratory 1B
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Chemistry Theory and Laboratory 1B
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
CHEM1236 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
135H Applied Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2006, Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010 |
Course Coordinator: Dr John Farrell
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2123
Course Coordinator Email: john.farrell@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Students should have a pass in year 12 VCE Chemistry an equivalent course or provide evidence of equivalent capabilities.
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic facts and principles of organic and physical chemistry, fundamental laboratory skills for the practice of organic and physical chemistry, and to develop students’ problem-solving skills.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
On completion of this course students should be able to:
• Appreciate the configurational and conformational features of simple organic molecules.
• Use systematic and trivial nomenclature for the simpler organic compounds.
• Recognise the major functional groups of organic compounds, and recall many of their chemical and physical properties.
• Describe methods for the interconversion of common functional groups.
• Use mechanistic concepts to explain common functional group reactions.
• Discuss electrochemical cells, standard electrode potentials, and the Nernst equation,
• Understand the concept of chemical equilibrium and be able to apply Le Chatelier’s principle.
• Discuss the first and second laws of thermodynamics and apply them to calculations of enthalpy change and the determination of the spontaneity of chemical processes.
• work as part of a team in tutorial and laboratory sessions;
• present worked solutions to problems and write laboratory reports in a systematic and professional manner;
• use the concepts, terminology, conventions and calculations important in organic and physical chemistry.
Overview of Learning Activities
Lecture/tutorials, practical laboratories, assignments, private study.
Overview of Learning Resources
Textbooks, lecture notes, online materials, and practical manual
Overview of Assessment
Exams, tests, and laboratory reports.