Chemistry subjects are offered by the Chemistry and Physics Division in the School of Science and Mathematics Education. Further information is available from the Division, Room 413, Science Education Building.
Chemistry subjects are available to students in all courses. They are designed to cater for intending teachers of science and Chemistry.
In Year 1, there are two full-year Chemistry subjects available, both covering basic principles of Chemistry and their applications at a level suitable to support the teaching of Chemistry topics in junior science programs. Chemistry A is intended for those students who enter the course with a satisfactory result in VCE Chemistry or its equivalent. Chemistry Allis intended for those students who have not completed VCE Chemistry.
Year 2 Chemistry subjects develop these chemical principles further, providing a sound foundation for further studies in Chemistry, and for teaching Chemistry throughout the secondary school. Links with other branches of science are also emphasised.
Year 2 subjects can be entered through either Chemistry A or Chemistry All. Students passing Chemistry A must take Chemistry B31 with Chemistry B33, B34 and B35. Students passing Chemistry All take Chemistry B32 instead of Chemistry B31, in consultation with Chemistry staff, but otherwise may have the same choice of subjects.
Year 3 and Year 4 subjects address the pursuit of selected areas of the discipline in depth, with Education and research aspects of Chemistry.
486-116 CHEMISTRY A ' Credit points: 25.0
Staff: Alan Fowless.
Prerequisite: Year 12 Chemistry.
Contact:: Three 1-hour lecture/tutorial sessions and two 2-hour workshop/practical sessions each week.
(Two semesters.)
Content: An extension of the basic concepts of periodic classification, stoichiometry, atomic structure, bonding, energy, kinetics, equilibrium, redox, and organic chemistry assuming VCE background. Practical work related to theory and testing analytical skills.
Assessment: Tutorial tests, workshops and practical work (40 per cent); two 2 1/2-hour examinations (60 per cent). Attendance at laboratory and workshop sessions is compulsory. Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Brown T L and LeMay H E (Jnr) Chemistry - The Central Science 5th edition Prentice Hall New Jersey 1991.
486-182 CHEMISTRY All: CHEMISTRY FOR GENERAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Credit points: 25.0 Staff: David McFadyen.
Special requirements: Safety regulations and equipment requirements for laboratory work will be made known at the beginning of the academic year.
Students who have passed VCE Chemistry or its equivalent will not normally be permitted to enrol in this subject, and should enrol in Chemistry A.
Contact:: Three 1-hour lectures, a 1-hour tutorial/
practice class and a 2 1/2-hour laboratory session each week. (Two semesters.)
Content: A study of matter and models for matter:
structure property relationships. Chemical change:
stoichiometry, kinetics and energetics; Redox and acid-base reactions; the Periodic Table: chemical properties and patterns in reactivity.
Assessment: Two 3-hour examinations (70 per cent);
laboratory work (20 per cent); assigned problems and short tests during the year (10 per cent). Total written work required is no more than 7500 words. A pass in each area of assessment is required.
Attendance at laboratory classes is compulsory.
Results will be graded.
486-234 CHEMISTRY B23: CHEMISTRY EDUCATION FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS Credit points: 8.3
Staff: Robert Prosser.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A or Chemistry All, or approved equivalent.
Special requirements: This subject qualifies as a link study within the requirements of the Bachelor of Science Education course. It is normally taken in Year 3, with a concurrent enrolment in Education Cl 1.
Contact:: 33 x 1-hour lecture/seminar/workshop sessions, from two to four hours a week for 16 weeks.
(Two semesters.)
Content: A study of chemistry and its place in science in the secondary school. Major areas include communication skills, examination of important chemical concepts, resources, and investigation of a range of chemical education issues.
Assessment: A major assignment and two minor assignments (80 per cent); participation in class (20 percent). Attendance at seminar/workshop sessions is compulsory. Results will be graded.
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486-235 CHEMISTRY B24:
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Credit points: 8.3
Staff: Geoff Scollary.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A or Chemistry All, or approved equivalent. Credit will not be granted for this subject and Chemistry B33.
Contact:: Two 1-hour lectures for four weeks and a 3-hour practical session each week. (First semester.)
Content: The scope of analytical chemistry, evaluation of analytical data, sampling procedures and sample preparation, analytical methods in gravimetry and titrimetry, spectroscopic analysis, electrochemical analysis and environmental applications. Laboratory work will complement the lecture program.
Assessment: Attendance and performance in laboratory sessions and written laboratory reports (45 per cent); a 1-hour written examination (45 per cent); a 3-hour practical examination (10 per cent).
Attendance at all laboratory sessions is compulsory.
Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Hams D C Quantitative Chemical Analysis 2nd edition Freeman New York 1987.
486-246 CHEMISTRY B31:
GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2A Credit points: 8.3
Staff: Robert Prosser.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A. or approved equivalent.
Credit will not be granted for this subject and Chemistry B32.
Contact:: Two 1-hour lectures each week. (First semester.)
Content: Bonding: valence bond and molecular orbital theories. Thermodynamics: work, heat and energy: the second law and spontaneity of reactions.
Organic chemistry: functional groups, reaction mechanisms, and isomerism.
Assessment: A 3-hour examination (85 per cent);
three assignments of up to five pages each (15 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment. Results will be graded.
486-247 CHEMISTRY 832:
GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2B
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Credit points: 8.3 Staff: John Down.
Prerequisite: Chemistry Al1, or approved equivalent. Credit will not be granted for both this subject and Chemistry B31.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures each week. (First semester.)
Content: Bonding: valence bond and molecular orbital theories. Thermodynamics: work, heat and energy; the second law and spontaneity of reactions.
Organic chemistry: functional groups, reaction mechanisms, and isomerism.
Assessment: A 3-hour examination (85 per cent);
three assignments of up to five pages each (15 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment. Results will be graded.
486-249 CHEMISTRY B33: ANALYTICAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Credit points: 16.7 Staff: Geoff Scollary.
Prerequisites: Chemistry A or Chemistry All, or approved equivalent; and concurrent or prior enrolment in Chemistry B31 or Chemistry B32. Credit will not be granted for this subject and Chemistry B24.
Contact:: Two 1-hour lectures each week and 18 x 3- hour laboratory/workshop sessions. (First semester.)
Content: Analytical Chemistry: gravimetry, titrimetry, stoichiometry, introduction to instrumental analysis. Chemistry of the main group elements with emphasis on nuclear reactions.
Chemistry of the transition metals: bonding theories for coordination compounds, consequences of inner orbital splitting, stability constants, and chelate effect.
Assessment: Attendance, performance and written reports on laboratory exercises (30 per cent); a 3- hour examination (70 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment.
Attendance at all laboratory sessions is compulsory.
Results will he graded.
486.250 CHEMISTRY B34:
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY Credit points: 11.1
Staff: Robert Prosser.
Pre or corequisites: Prerequisite: Chemistry A or Chemistry Al 1, or approved equivalent. Concurrent or prior enrolment in Chemistry B31 or Chemistry B32.
Contact:: Two 1-hour lectures each week and six 3- hour laboratory sessions. (Second semester.)
Content: A study of applications of thermodynamics, kinetic and electrochemical principles. Topics will include: phrase equilibria, distillation, colligative properties, determination of reaction order and mechanism, catalysis, principles of electron-transfer reactionsand application to corrosion, electrorefining and electroanalysis.
Assessment: A 3-hour examination (85 per cent);
attendance, performance and written reports on laboratory exercises (15 per cent). Students must
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Attendance at all laboratory sessions is compulsory.
Results will be graded.
486-252 CHEMISTRY B35: ORGANIC AND STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY
Credit points: 13.9 Staff: John Down.
Pre or corequisites: Prerequisite: Chemistry A or Chemistry All, or approved equivalent. Concurrent or prior enrolment in Chemistry B31 or Chemistry B32.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures each week and 12 x 3- hour laboratory sessions. (Second semester.) Content: Organic chemistry including functional groups of biological significance, and stereochemistry.
Structure of materials: an examination of the chemical basis for the observed properties of materials including metals, plastics and ceramics.
Assessment: A 3-hour examination (80 per cent);
attendance, performance and written reports on laboratory exercises (20 per cent). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment.
Attendance at all laboratory sessions is compulsory.
Results will be graded.
486-352 CHEMISTRY C31:
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Credit points: 18.1
Staff: John Down.
Prerequisite: Chemistry B35.
Contact: Three 1-hour lectures each week for eight weeks; 75 hours practical work performed during 10 weeks. (First semester.)
Content: A study of synthetic organic chemistry, organic spectroscopy and laboratory techniques focussing on organic synthesis and identification of organic compounds by chemical and spectroscopic methods.
Assessment: A 3-hour written examination;
continuous assessment of practical work. Each element of assessment must be completed satisfactorily before credit will be granted. Results will be graded.
Prescribed texts: Silverstein R M, Bassler G C and Morrill T C Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds 4th edition Wiley New York 1987.
486-354 CHEMISTRY C32:
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Credit points: 8.3
Staff: David McFadyen.
Prerequisite: Chemistry B32.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures each week for 12 weeks.
(First semester.)
Content: Selected aspects of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry and Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry. Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry focusing on the halogens and the first row transition elements, and emphasising industrial applications.
Assessment: A 3-hour written examination (100 per cent). Each of the three syllabus components will be equally weighted. Results will be graded.
486-360 CHEMISTRY C33: PHYSICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY 1
Credit points: 11.1 Staff: Alan Fowless.
Special requirements: Students in Year 3 must take Chemistry C35 with this subject.
Prerequisites: Chemistry B31 or B32 and B35, or approved equivalent.
Contact: Three 1-hour lectures each week during 11 weeks. (Second semester.)
Content: Surface Chemistry: surface tension, capillarity, adsorption, role of surfactants. Polymer chemistry: reaction kinetics, solution properties, biopolymers. Industrial Chemistry: chemical and economic aspects of selected industrial processes.
Chemistry of Metal Production: extraction and purification of metals from their ores.
Assessment: A 3-hour written examination (60 per cent); an assignment of up to 10 pages (40 per cent).
Total written work required is not more than 3500 words. Each of the content components will be equally weighted. Results will be graded.
486-392 CHEMISTRY CM: PHYSICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY 2
Credit points: 11.1 Staff: Geoff Scollary.
Special requirement: Students in Year 3 must take Chemistry C35 with this subject.
Prerequisites: Chemistry B31 or B32, B34 and B35, or approved equivalent.
Contact: Three 1-hour lectures each week during 11 weeks. (Second semester.)
Content: Electrochemistry: energy and power sources. Heterogeneous catalysis: reactions on and catalysis by surfaces. Organic Chemical Industry:
chemical and economic aspects of the drug industry.
Chemistry of Metal Production: extraction and purification of metals from their ores.
Assessment: A 3-hour written examination (60 per cent); an assignment of up to 10 pages (40 per cent).
Total written work required is not more than 3500 words. Each of the content components will be equally weighted. Results will be graded.
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CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY WORK Credit points: 12.5
Staff: Geoff Scollary.
Prerequisite: Chemistry B33.
Contact: Two 1-hour lectures each week for six weeks and 70 hours laboratory work during 10 weeks of the semester. (Second semester.)
Content: Principles of Molecular Spectroscopy:
theory and practice of techniques based on atomic and molecular spectroscopy. Principles of Analytical Instrumentation: electroanalytical chemistry, chromatography, atomic absorption, data manipulation/processing.
Assessment: A 1-hour written examination; an assignment of up to 10 pages; continuous assessment of practical work. Practical work must be completed satisfactorily before credit will be granted. Results will be graded.
Prescribed text: Harris D C Quantitative Chemical Analysis 2nd edition Freeman New York 1987.
486-415 CHEMISTRY C36:
CHEMISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT Credit points: 5.6
Staff: John Down.
Prerequisites: Chemistry C31 and C33 or C34.
Contact:. Two 1-hour lectures a week for eight weeks.
(First semester.)
Content: Chemical processes in natural waters including redox equilibria, sediment-water equilibria, dissolved gases and the CO2 - H2O system and thermodynamics of seawater. Organic substances in the environment, including synthesis, activity, and fate.
Assessment: A 1-hour written examination; two assignments of up to 15 pages each. Results will he graded.
486-416 CHEMISTRY C37:
CHEMISTRY EDUCATION PROJECT Credit points: 11.1
Staff: Rita Albert.
Prerequisites: A minimum of 25.0 points of C-level Chemistry, including either C31 or C35. This subject qualifies as a link study within the requirements of the course. Credit may not be granted for both this subject and Chemistry C38.
Contact: Planning and preparation in first semester;
70 hours laboratory work and five 1-hour seminars in second semester. ( Two semesters.)
Content: A project consisting of a chemical education topic, under the direction of a staff member.
Preparation and delivery of written and oral reports on the research findings.
Assessment: A written report of up to 15 pages; an oral presentation of up to 15 minutes. The oral and written reports will be independently assessed by at least two examiners. Results will be graded.
486-417 CHEMISTRY C38:
CHEMISTRY PROJECT Credit points: 11.1 Staff: Geoff Scollary.
Prerequisites: Students must be Chemistry majors and have completed satisfactorily both Chemistry C31 and C35. Credit may not be granted for both this subject and Chemistry C37.
Contact: Planning and preparation in first semester;
70 hours laboratory work and five 1-hour seminars in second semester. (Two semesters.)
Content: A chemistry research project consisting of a topic in chemistry, under the direction of a staff member. Preparation and delivery of written and oral reports on the research findings.
Assessment: A written report of up to 15 pages; an oral presentation of up to 15 minutes. The oral and written reports will be independently assessed by at least two examiners. Results will be graded.