THERMODYNAMICS
A subject of sixteen 1-hour lectu res and four 1-hour tutorials.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A SYLLABUS
Brief review of the first law. The second law, entropy, the Camot cycle,
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forreversible and irreversible changes, entropy changes in chemical reactions, the third law and absolute entropies.
Free energy, f ree energy and maximum work, free energy and equilibrium, free energy and e.m.f. Variations of f ree energy with pressu re temperature and composi- tion. Thermodynamics of electrochemical cells. Chemical potential, and equilibrium conditions, chemical and phase relationships. Thermodynamics of solutions — activities and activity coefficients, ideal and non-ideal solutions including electrolyte solutions.
BOOKS
Reading guides and departmental notes will be issued during the year.
ASSESSMENT
One 2-hour final examination.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr R Prosser, Lecturer in Chemistry, room 1006, Science Education Building.
CHEMISTRY B3 (CHB03) 2 points
KINETICS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY
A subject of sixteen 1-hour lectures and four 1-hour tutorials.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A SYLLABUS
Experimental techniques and treatment of experimental results. Collision and transi- tion state theories. Reaction mechanisms including steady state approximation.
Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Conductance as a function of concentra- tion in solvents of high and low dielectric constant, ionic mobilities and transport numbers. Ionic diffusion coefficients. Interactions between ions and solvents. Molten salts. Diffusion controlled charge transfer processes and analytical applications.
Rate-controlling charge transfer. The Tafel equation. Overvoltage.
BOOKS
Reading guides and departmental notes will be issued during the year.
ASSESSMENT
One 2-hour final examination.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr J Ryan, Head of Depart- ment of Chemistry, room 410, Science Education Building.
CHEMISTRY B4 (CHB04) 3 points
CO-ORDINATION CHEMISTRY
A subject of twenty-four 1-hour lectures and six 1-hour tutorials.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A 108
SYLLABUS
Crystal field theory and implications. Inorganic stereochemistry co-ordination polyhedra, physical methods, silicates. Stability constants.
BOOKS Huheey,J E
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Inorganic Chemistry: Principles of Structure end Reactivity 2nd edn New York: Harper & Row 1972
Cotton, F A & Wilkinson. G Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3rd edn New York:
Wiley-Interscience 1972
Additional references and departmental notes will be issued during the year.
ASSESSMENT
One 3-hour final examination.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr G Scollary, Lecturer in Chemistry, room 205, Science Education Building.
CHEMISTRY 85 (CHB05) 3 points
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
A subject of twenty-four 1-hour lectures and six 1-hour tutorials.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A SYLLABUS
Elementary reaction mechanisms, including electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution.
Introduction to the determination of structure by molecular spectroscopy. Introduc- tion to stereochemistry and polyfunctional compounds.
BOOKS
Morrison, R T & Boyd R N Organic Chemistry 2nd or 3rd edn Boston: Allyn
& Bacon 1973
Roberts, J D & Caserio, M J Principles of Organic Chemistry Reading (Mass):
Benjamin 1965
Additional references and departmental notes will be issued during the year.
ASSESSMENT
One 3-hour final examination.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr .1 Down, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, room 204, Science Education Building.
CHEMISTRY B6 (CHB06) 3 points
LABORATORY WORK A
A subject of 54 hours laboratory work involving two 3-hour laboratory sessions during nine weeks of the first half of the year, together with one 1-hour seminar e week during the first half of the year.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A OR
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SYLLABUS
This subject concentrates on practical work associated with organic chemistry (30 hours), the remainder being evenly divided between analytical, physical and spectro- scopic exercises related to organic chemistry. Students intending a major study take this subject together with Chemistry B7 (Laboratory Work B).
BOOKS
Departmental practical notes will be available prior to the start of the series of practical sessions.
ASSESSMENT
Students are assessed continuously.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr J Down, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, room 204, Science Education Building.
CHEMISTRY B7 (CHB07) 3 points
LABORATORY WORK B
A subject of 54 hours laboratory work involving two 3-hour laboratory sessions during nine weeks of the second half of the year, together with one 1-hour seminar a week during the second half of the year.
Prerequisite: Chemistry A SYLLABUS
This subject concentrates on practical work associated with inorganic chemistry (30 hours), the remainder being evenly divided between analytical, physical and spectro- scopic exercises related to inorganic chemistry. Students intending a major study in Chemistry take this subject together with Chemistry B6 (Laboratory Work A).
BOOKS
Departmental practical notes will be available prior to the start of the series of practical sessions.
ASSESSMENT
Students are assessed continuously.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr J Down, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, room 204, Science Education Building.
CHEMISTRY C (CHCOO) 18 points
A subject of three 1-hour lectures and two 1-hour tutorial/seminar classes a week during the year, together with a total of about 140 hours of practical work, evenly divided over about six weeks of each term.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Satisfactory progress in the practical work is obligatory before being allowed to sit for final examinations.
Prerequisite: At least 12 points credit in Chemistry B subjects, including either Chemistry B6 or Chemistry B7
SYLLABUS
Subject to certain restrictions, topics will be chosen from spectroscopic methods, statistical thermodynamics, valency theory, advanced inorganic, advanced organic, and advanced physical chemistry topics, and also from within industrial chemistry and literature appreciation.
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BOOKS
Reading guides will be issued for each topic during the year.
ASSESSMENT
Seminar, laboratory and assignment work during the year will be taken into account in a final assessment. Some topics will be examined at the end of each term, and some in the examination time at the end of the year.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr J Down, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, room 204, Science Education Building.
CHEMISTRY D (CHD00) 9 points
A subject offered throughout the year except during periods of Practice Teaching. In order to accommodate the time demands of Education studies, the program of 36 lectures and 80 hours of laboratory work is irregular in terms of time commitment each week, but is generally evenly divided over the available teaching weeks.
Prerequisite: At least 12 points credit in Chemistry B subjects, including either Chemistry B6 or Chemistry B7
SYLLABUS
About one-third of the subject will be devoted to each of organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. The particular aspects studied may be chosen from a variety of advanced topics after consultation with staff members involved.
BOOKS
Reading guides will be issued for each area, according to the topics chosen.
ASSESSMENT
Practical work and assignments will be considered, together with any end-of-term examinations, in the final assessment.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr G Kakos, Lecturer in Chemistry, room G02, Science Education Building.
COMPUTER STUDIES (COA00) 9 points
A subject of 72 lectures and twenty-four 2-hour practice classes held throughout the year.
Prerequisite: Nil SYLLABUS
This subject is not designed to train computer programmers or to produce computer scientists. Rather, it will introduce the students to the computer, its history and its uses in our society, and its implications in society.
The syllabus includes:
1. A history of computers, the nature of computers and computing,
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simple programming language (BASIC) and simulating and games.2. Computers in business, data banks and information retrieval, Medibank and library systems, computers and the arts, and cybernetics and artificial intelligence.
3. Computers in education: computer-assisted instructing, computer-managed instruction and computer educating.
4. Social implications of computers; job redundancy and the issue of privacy.
5. A study of some area in depth, negotiated on an individual basis.
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BOOKS
Kemeny, J G & Kurtz, T E Martin, J & Norman, A
BASIC Programming 2nd edn New York: Wiley 1975
The Computerized Society Harmondsworth:
Penguin 1973 ASSESSMENT
Assessment will be based on assignments (including programming exercises) and tests throughout the year.
Additional information: Inquiries should be directed to Dr T MacDonald, Head of the Department of Mathematics, room 714, Science Education Building.