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Second Year Undergraduate Courses

Spectroscopy teaching laboratory

Session 1

Session 2

Senior year laboratory classes are held in new, bright, air conditioned laboratories with views over the University Mall and the Village Green.

CHEM2011 - Physical Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031; CHEM1021 or CHEM1041; MATH1011 or or MATH1031 or MATH1231 or MATH1241
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First, second and third laws of thermodynamics. Applications of thermodynamics. Chemical and phase equilibria. Principles and applications of electrochemistry. Colloid, interface and surface chemistry. Reaction kinetics, temperature and concentration dependence of reaction rates, reaction mechanisms. [course outline (PDF, 400 kB)]

CHEM2021 - Organic Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031, and CHEM1021 or CHEM1041
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Applications of spectroscopy in structure elucidation. Reactive intermediates, addition and rearrangement reactions, carbonyl group chemistry. Chemistry of aromatic compounds. [course outline (PDF, 400 kB)]

CHEM2031 - Inorganic Chemistry and Structure

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031, and CHEM1021 or CHEM1041
Note: Excluded CHEM2839
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Concepts and consequences of quantum theory. Electronic and geometric structure of atoms and molecules. Solid state chemistry. Coordination chemistry. Transition and post-transition metal chemistry. Chemistry of non-transition elements. [course outline (PDF, 400 kB)]

CHEM2041 - Chemical and Spectroscopic Analysis

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S1
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031, and CHEM1021 or CHEM1041; MATH1021 or MATH1231 or MATH1241 or MATH1031
Note: Excluded CHEM2849
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Principles and applications of chemical and analytical spectroscopy. Statistical treatment of data. Titrimetric and potentiometric analysis. Separation techniques. [course outline (PDF, 460 kB)]

CHEM2839 - Inorganic Chemistry

UOC6 HPW6 WKS12 S2
Prerequisites: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031, and CHEM1021 or CHEM1041
Note: Excluded CHEM2031. CHEM2839 has similar content to CHEM2031 with a slight shift in emphasis in the applications of Inorganic Chemistry.
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Electronic structure of atoms and molecules. Structure, energetics and bonding in the solid state. Principles of coordination chemistry. Occurrence, preparation, properties and reactions of selected compounds of transition and main group elements. [course outline (PDF, 400 kB)]

Further information:

For further information please consult:

The 2nd and 3rd Year advisor: Dr Jason Harper, Room 223, Dalton building; Tel. (02) 9385 4692, Fax. (02) 9385 6141, e-mail: j.harper@unsw.edu.au

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