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Unit Outline
Introductory Chemistry
CHEM1105
Semester: 1
Campus: Crawley
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content and assessment may undergo modification before the time of delivery of the
unit. For the most up to date information students must consult material supplied to
enrolled students by the unit co-ordinator.
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Introduction
Topics covered include the structure of matter, chemical reactions, solvents and organic
chemistry. In introducing the structure and states of matter and the chemical elements, an
elementary discussion of atomic structure and the bonding of elements to form compounds is
given. Further development requires a discussion of the mole concept. This leads to a study
of chemical reactions, with discussions on oxidation and reduction, acids and bases, energy
changes in reactions, reaction rates and chemical equilibrium. The subject of solvents
concentrates on water and finally there is an introduction to organic chemistry.
Textbook Requirements
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry (7 th Edition)
Authors: Bettelheim, Brown and March
Publisher: Thomson- Brooks/Cole
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Technical Requirements
Laboratory Notebook
You must record everything during laboratory classes in a dedicated Notebook. The notebook
must be properly bound and of A4 size with non-removable pages. All writing and calculations
in the laboratory notebook must be made in ink.
Laboratory Coat
All students must wear laboratory coats at all times in the laboratory. Students must provide
their own laboratory coat (available at Uniprint in the Guild Village).
Calculator
You should have a pocket calculator available for use in the laboratory; it should have the
means for determining the log of a number.
Software Requirements
Students are required to arrange their own access to word processing and spreadsheet and
graphing software. Microsoft Word and Excel are recommended and instructions and
templates contained in course materials will assume that this is the software employed.
Contact Details
e-mail: sgs@cyllene.uwa.edu.au
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Topics
LECTURE TOPICS
1 Atomic Structure and Bonding
2 Inorganic Reactions
4 Intermolecular Interactions
Assessment Details
Plagiarism
The University of Western Australia takes very seriously the matter of academic misconduct
by students and has policies in place that define misconduct (including plagiarism) and the
penalties that apply. The consequences for misconduct can be severe, including exclusion
from the university.
All students are expected to make themselves aware of the definitions and policies relating to
academic misconduct, found at the websites below, and with any additional requirements or
stipulations that may be provided by individual unit co-ordinators.
http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/20839/StuMiscondInfo.rtf
http://www.teachingandlearning.uwa.edu.au/tl/academic_conduct
When you obtain authority to log in to the unit website, you will see an online module on
academic conduct which you are strongly advised to complete in your own time.