Students who do not have the necessary prerequisites for this unit should enrol in KRA001 Chemistry Foundation Unit and KMA003, Mathematics Foundation Unit. A chemistry major is recognised by the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) as meeting the requirements for Graduate Member (MRACI) provided that either a mathematics or physics unit is also taken at 1st year level in addition to both KRA101 and KRA102.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KRA102
L
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 2
12-JUL-2010
10-AUG-2010
30-AUG-2010
15-OCT-2010
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Together with Chemistry 1A, this is a core unit for the Chemistry major, and for Environmental Science, Science, Medical Laboratory Science and Aquaculture students, providing them with the fundamental knowledge and concepts in organic and physical chemistry. Organic Chemistry covers the preparation, properties and reactions of the major classes of organic compounds, highlights their biological applications and includes an introduction to proteins, lipids and carbohydrates. Physical Chemistry involves a study of thermochemistry, calorimetry, thermodynamics, oxidation and reduction, batteries, corrosion and kinetics.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 2 x 1-hr mid-sem tests (10% each), 3-hr end-of-sem exam (60%), lab work (20%)
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.
