Course level

Undergraduate

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

3 Lecture hours
3 Practical or Laboratory hours
1 Tutorial hour

Incompatible

CHEM1030 or CHEM1012 or 1013 or ENGG1040 or CHEM1001

Recommended prerequisite

Restricted

Semester 1 External offering restricted to students enrolled in Enhanced Studies program (program code 1014).

Assessment methods

Laboratory mark, computer managed tests through semester, mid-semester examination, end semester examination.

Course enquiries

Prof. Mary Garson & Dr Lawrence Lo

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

CHEM1010 replaces CHEM1030

Quantum numbers, orbitals, & electron configurations. Chemical Bonds. Shapes of molecules. Hybrid orbitals. Functional groups. Stereochemistry of organic molecules. Alkenes, aromatics, organic reactions, carbonyl chemistry. Transition metal compounds, crystal field theory, metalloproteins, metals in medicine.