Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Peter Karuso
Christopher McRae
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Alchemy is the art and science of converting one substance into another, and it has been an important factor in shaping our society. Metals, ceramics, drugs and plastics have changed and enhanced our lifestyle. Drugs, fertilisers and pesticides have saved millions of lives, but not without some unforeseen environmental or social problems. When this happens, decisions have to be made and costs weighed against benefits. An appreciation of such issues is needed for better understanding the important problems that face society. This unit explores the way chemistry affects our lives, and the way chemists work things out. The unit does not aim to teach chemistry but looks at the impact that chemical sciences has had on civilisation and where the latest molecular innovations are likely to lead us. The commercial significance of key biological processes and industries is addressed, emphasising the Australian context. The unit also examines connections between chemistry and other scientific fields as diverse as psychology, finance, medicine, environmental studies and astronomy, as well as revealing aesthetic and philosophical aspects of chemistry. This unit is taught completely online with a combination of topical lectures and multimedia material.
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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workshop 1 | 10% | Week 3 |
Workshop 2 | 10% | Week7 |
Workshop 3 | 10% | Week 9 |
Workshop 4 | 10% | Week 11 |
Workshop 5 | 10% | Week 13 |
Essay 1 | 25% | Week 5 |
Essay 2 | 25% | Week 8 |
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 10%
test
Due: Week7
Weighting: 10%
test
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 10%
test
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 10%
test
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
test
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 25%
Pick either a Book Chapter
or a Chemical Industry and write an essay
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 25%
Write a Poem! On Chemistry, chemical philosophy or the lectures so far
or
Write a critical Essay on the philosophy of Science if it had been written by chemists
iLearn
library
internet
Week # commencing |
e-lecture Office hours: Tuesday 1–2 |
e-lecture Office hours: Friday 10–11 |
Assignment / activities scheduled this week |
0 ...29 Jul |
Read Unit Guide and familiaraise yourself with the iLearn resources |
Read Unit Guide and familiaraise yourself with the iLearn resources |
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1 ...4 Aug |
LIVE LECTURE L0 Introductory Remarks and navigating this unit 1 PM # LECTURE IN W5AT2# |
L1: Chemistry through the Ages BO L2: Elements of Chemistry BO |
Familiarisation with unit notes, Library services, e-resources,…; |
2 ..11 Aug |
L3: Aluminium from Ore to Oven BO plus Preview of L4, L5 & E1 |
L4: Bridges for Civilisation BO |
Prepare for Workshop W1 |
3 ...18 Aug |
L5: Chemistry – Creative, Useful BO and Central |
L6: Health, Life & Natural Products PK – Shipworm to Carbolic Acid ... W1 is due at 9 am Friday |
W1 Pick a Pair of Elements Prepare for Workshop W1 and Essay E1 |
4 ...25 Aug |
L7: Health, Life & Natural Products PK – Salvarsan to Penicillin; |
L8: Health, Life & Natural Products - PK What Do Molecules Look Like? |
Prepare for Essay E1 |
5 ...1 Sept |
L9: Health, Life & Natural Products JJ – Chemicals from Nature ... E1 is due at 9 am Monday |
L10: Biochemical Catalysts PK – Enzymes at Work |
E1 Pick either a Book Chapter or a Chemical Industry |
6 ...8 Sept |
L11: Industrial Catalysts – BO The Legacy of Fritz Haber |
L12: Molecules Everywhere BO Space, Primordial Slime |
Prepare for Workshop 2 |
7 ..29 Sept |
L13: Is Chemistry Art or Science? PK |
L14: New Materials – Modern JJ Alchemy ... W2 is due at 9 am Friday |
W2 Pick a Pair of either Drugs or Biomolecules |
RECESS (22 Sept – 7 Oct) prepare essay 2 |
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8 ... 7 Oct |
L15: Chemistry in and for the Environment #1 MN ... E2 is due at 9 am Tuesday |
L16: Chemistry in and for the Environment #2 MN |
E2 Write a Poem! On Chemistry, chemical philosophy or the lectures so far Prepare for Workshop 3 |
9 ...13 Oct |
L17: Chemical Identity PK – What are you? |
L18: Chemical Identity JJ – How much of you is there? ... W3 is due at 9 am Friday |
W3 Catalysts - Biological and Industrial |
10 ... 20 Oct |
L19: Chemical Identity PK – What is going on? |
L20: Chemical identity PK – The same ... but different |
Prepare for Workshop 4 |
11 ... 27 Oct |
L21: When Things Go PK Wrong …
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L22: A Famous Chemist – BO Linus Pauling ... W4 is due at 9 am Friday |
W4 Environmental Chemistry |
12 ... 3 Nov |
L23: Stop Press – The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, PK LIVE LECTURE 1 PM # LECTURE IN W5AT2# |
L24: Chemical Issues MN |
Prepare for Workshop W5 |
13 .. 10 Nov |
L25: no lectures this week |
W5 Identity, Structure, Composition & Change ... W5 is due at 9 am Friday |
W5 Identity, Structure, Composition & Change |
Note: CBMS reserves the right to vary details of this schedule if necessary
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