Area: | Department of First Year Engineering Studies |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.25 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other: | 1 x 1 Hours Monthly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Designed for students without TEE Chemistry. Provides a basic introduction to chemistry in order to enable an engineering student to determine whether an engineering problem has a significant chemical component. It will also enable the student to graspthe basic principles of chemistry in further studies in the science of materials. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - A sound understanding of the language of chemistry, the states and components of matter, and the classification of matter, the changes that different types of matter can undergo, and how these changes can be described and predicted. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Silberberg. (2003). Chemistry. 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill. Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation. (2000). 4th ed. Houghton Mifflin. Spencer, Bodner and Rickard. (2003). Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics. 2nd ed. Wiley. |
Unit Texts: | Silberberg. (2003). Chemistry. 3rd ed. Boston. McGraw-Hill. Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation. (2000) 4th ed. New York. Houghton Mifflin. Spencer, Bodner and Rickard. (2003). Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics. 2nd ed. United States of America. Wiley. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Coursework 20%, Final Examination 60%, Laboratories 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30000 Engineering and Related Technologies (Broad Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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