Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer, Tutor
Louise Brown
Contact via louise.brown@mq.edu.au
Building F7B Room 335
Tuesday to Friday (9am to 4pm) by appointment
Unit Convenor
Ian Jamie
Contact via ian.jamie@mq.edu.au
F7B 236
Anytime
Lecturer, Tutor
Danny Wong
Contact via danny.wong@mq.edu.au
F7B 235
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
CBMS101 or HSC Chemistry Band 4
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Chemistry stands at the forefront of change in the twenty-first century. It is the basis for the development of new medicines, new materials, new ways of monitoring and improving our environment through green technologies, and many other rapidly advancing fields. In this unit students learn the principles of physical, inorganic and general chemistry, gaining insights into the electronic structure of atoms, the properties of molecules and the role of energy in chemical change. The unit also allows students to develop critical skills in solving quantitative problems that serve them well in later studies. The physical properties of solids, liquids and gases; metals, semi-conductors and insulators; electrolyte solutions; synthetic polymers; and biomolecules are discussed. Another important focus of the unit is on the control of chemical reactions through changing the rates of reactions or by altering the concentrations of compounds present at equilibrium. Reactions involving acids, oxidising agents and metal complexes are discussed, and an introduction to thermodynamics and electrochemistry is presented. All of the chemical principles explored in the unit are illustrated by economically, environmentally and biologically important examples from the real world, thereby enhancing students' understanding and allowing them to appreciate the role of chemistry in everyday life.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Practicals | 15% | Week 2-13 |
Post-Labs Exercises | 0% | Weeks 3-13 |
On-line Assignments | 20% | Weeks 3-13 |
Mid-Session Test | 15% | 29-May-2014 |
Final Examination | 50% | June 2014 |
Due: Week 2-13
Weighting: 15%
Six (6) laboratory practicals.
Required Components:
Prelab Exercises
Attendance at Practical Session
Practical Report
Due: Weeks 3-13
Weighting: 0%
A 3% bonus mark will be awarded for satisfactory work in completing all 6 sets of post-laboratory exercises.
Due: Weeks 3-13
Weighting: 20%
On-line Assignments using Mastering Chemistry
Due: 29-May-2014
Weighting: 15%
Due: June 2014
Weighting: 50%
Requirments and Expectations
CBMS102 is a 3-credit-point, one semester unit, comprising
In order to complete this unit you must:
Students unable to attend a laboratory class due to illness or misadventure (defined in the ‘Student Information’ section of the University Undergraduate Studies Handbook) should provide the University with documentation including a medical certificate as soon as possible after any such absence. In special circumstances, it may be possible to attend an alternative laboratory class, but this must be arranged in advance with Dr Ian Jamie. If you miss more than one laboratory session through illness or misadventure, you should request withdrawal without penalty. If an absence is anticipated (perhaps for a mandatory religious event, etc), the student must inform teaching staff in advance that this will be the case and make alternative arrangements. It is the responsibility of the student to undertake this. Notification after the event of an anticipatable absence will not be looked upon favourably. If you miss any laboratory session without adequate evidence of illness or misadventure, you may be awarded an FA grade.
A satisfactory level of performance in the laboratory component must be achieved independently of your overall aggregate mark in orger to gain pass CBMS102.
In addition to the formal requirements for the unit, there are other actions you should take to achieve your best in this unit.
The expectations are that you will:
Unit Web Site
The CBMS unit web site will be used as a repository of lecture, tutorial and prac notes, as a means of communication and as a source of data and information. You must become familiar with it. The web page for this unit can be found at ilearn.mq.edu.au. Login and follow the prompts to CBMS102.You will be asked for a username and password. Your User Name is your Macquarie Student ID Number, which is an 8-digit number found on your Campus Card. The password is your myMQ Student Portal password. This will be the original MQID password (2 random characters followed by your date of birth in ddmmyy format) that was sent to you on enrolment, unless you have already changed your password in the myMQ Student Portal. If you have any problems with iLearn log a ticket with OneHelp at onehelp.mq.edu.au. More information about OneHelp can be found at http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
Technology Used
You are expected to access the ilearn site on a frequent basis and download PDF files. If you do not have your own computer you may wish to access the web resources on campus using the PC computers in the Library or in the C5C computer laboratories.
To view notes on all the topics and past exams on the unit web site, you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 9 or later to be installed on your computer. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from the Adobe at get.adobe.com/reader/ (but be careful of the extra software that it will install by default - read carefully). If you are using the computers in the library, then Acrobat has already been installed.
Please note information will also be sent by email to your student email account so please look at your email account on a frequent basis.
You will also be required to use the Mastering Chemistry online system for assessment tasks and practice problems. Details on its use will be supplied in class. You may purchase an access licences to the Mastering Chemistry website along with the textbook, or it may be purchased separately. A certain number of licenses may be obtained from Dr Ian Jamie.
This Unit Schedule is subject to change.
Lectures | Practicals | ||||
Tuesday | Tuesday | Wednesday | |||
Week Number | Week starting | E7B T4 11:00 am – 12:00 n | E7B T4 12:00 n – 12:00 pm | E7B T2 12:00 n –1:00 pm | E7B 320 2:00 - 6:00 pm |
1 | 3-Mar-14 | Stoichiometry | Stoichiometry | Stoichiometry | No Prac |
2 | 10-Mar-14 | Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory | Gas Laws and Kinetic Theory | Kinetics | Prac 1 - Even Week Group |
3 | 17-Mar-14 | Kinetics | Kinetics | Equilibria | Prac 1 - Odd Week Group |
4 | 24-Mar-14 | Equilibria | Equilibria | Acid-Base Equilibria | Prac 2 - Even Week Group |
5 | 31-Mar-14 | Acid-Base Equilibria | Buffers, Precipitation, Complex Ion Equilibria | Buffers, Precipitation, Complex Ion Equilibria | Prac 2 - Odd Week Group |
6 | 7-Apr-14 | Buffers, Precipitation, Complex Ion Equilibria | Electrochemistry | Electrochemistry | Prac 3 - Even Week Group |
14-Apr-14 | Recess | Recess | Recess | Recess | |
21-Apr-14 | Recess | Recess | Recess | Recess | |
7 | 28-Apr-14 | Electrochemistry | Mid-Semester Test | Modern Atomic Theory | Prac 3 - Odd Week Group |
8 | 5-May-14 | Modern Atomic Theory | Modern Atomic Theory | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry | Prac 4 - Even Week - Group |
9 | 12-May-14 | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry | Prac 4 - Odd Week Group |
10 | 19-May-14 | Thermochemistry and Chemical Energy | Thermochemistry and Chemical Energy | Thermochemistry and Chemical Energy | Prac 5 - Even Week Group |
11 | 26-May-14 | Thermochemistry and Chemical Energy | Liquids and Solids | Transition Metal Compounds | Prac 5 - Odd Week Group |
12 | 2-Jun-14 | Transition Metal Compounds | Transition Metal Compounds | Chemistry of some p-block Elements | Prac 6 - Even Week Group |
13 | 9-Jun-14 | Reserve/Revision | Reserve/Revision | Reserve/Revision | Prac 6 - Odd Week Group |
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
There have been a number of changes to this unit.
The unit convenor has changes, there has been a number of changes to the practicals, and the text book has changed from Blackman, et. al, Chemistry, to Brown et. al., Chemistry The Central Science: A Broad Perspective, 3rd edition
Lectures will be presented formally, although quizzes and general questions may be asked in class, demonstrations provided, and examples of problems worked through, to strengthen and increase understanding of the concepts. Most lecture material will be available on the unit web site, while other material will be provided in the lecture class. You are expected to download the lecture material and bring it into the lecture class so you can spend most of the time listening to the lecturer rather than transcribing. Do not assume these notes or recordings/video capture are a suitable substitute to attending the lectures. Students historically fall behind and perform poorly if they do not attend the lecture classes and often further material is provided in the lecture class, so a student that does not attend the class will not be as well prepared as they would otherwise be. Learning is an active process, and as such, you must engage with the material. This means downloading and reading the lecture notes and relevant sections of the textbook (and beyond) before and after lectures is strongly recommended.
Tutorials will be run to assist your understanding of the course material. Suggested questions to be covered for each tutorial class are provided in a separate document. Attempting the questions before the tutorial class to identify what you need assistance on is highly recommended. The tutor will often ask for students to assist in answering the questions throughout the class. Attendance records will be kept, and while tutorials do not contribute formally to your mark, poor tutorial attendance may be viewed unfavourably and could affect the final mark if a student is on a grade boundary.
Laboratory classes are designed to develop basic laboratory skills, general safety practices and critical and analytical thought. Pre-laboratory questions are designed to make sure you are ready for the laboratory work and have grasped the relevant theory and safety practices necessary. In-lab and post-lab work are designed to allow you to appropriately record your experimental observations and your calculations in a detailed and accurate manner and assess your understanding of the theory behind the experiments conducted and to use this understanding to solve related problems. The laboratory experiments are scaffolded such that the expectations of pre-lab, in-lab and post-lab reports increase throughout the course as understanding of the concepts and skill in how to record the data and interpret results develop
When looking at the syllabus for CBMS102 you may conclude that there is a lot of work. However, if you do your work in a timely and conscientious way and follow the study methods suggested below, you will do well in the unit.
Your success will depend primarily on your being able to LOGICALLY analyse the wording on the chemical problems in tutorial exercises, online assignments and examinations, and relate the problems to basic concepts and mathematical expressions. For most students, the best way to learn the material is to work on the tutorial exercises independently. Good analytical skills and problem solving techniques must be acquired in order to pass the examinations that consist solely of problems – rote memorisation of the book will not allow you to pass the unit. Memorise by learning, but do not learn by memorising. Chemistry is a cumulative subject where one principle builds upon another and you will need to stay on top of the materials at all times.
If you experience difficulties with understanding the unit material, then seek help early! The lecturers are always happy to assist you as long as show that you have made an attempt to overcomes the hurdles yourself.
Some suggested guides in studying CBMS102 are:
Do not hesitate to seek help from Dr Ian Jamie, Dr Danny Wong or Dr Louise Brown with any material that you cannot master on your own. Studying with one or more friends often proves beneficial to everyone involved if the work is shared and everyone participates actively in the study group.
Several studies on student progress have demonstrated that excessive hours of paid work and/or other activities, especially regular commitments, can have a detrimental effect on successful completion of studies. As stated in the Undergraduate Handbook, the number of credit point for each unit reflects the amount of work required, and each credit point has an expectation of spproximately 3 hours of work per week (this includes both in class and out of class study).
If you are undertaking an average full-time program of study, i.e. 12 credit points, then you should expect to undertake about 36 hours of study per week. Some students may require significantly more than this. Care should be taken with additional regular commitments to ensure that you are not overloading yourself. Options might include cutting back on outside commitments during the session or reducing the number of units you undertake.
Text Books and Notes
The prescribed texts are:
and
You are expected to have a copy of each book.
The SI Chemical Data book contains important information and should be brought to every laboratory session.
You must download the Laboratory Notes for CBMS102 from the CBMS102 website through iLearn (ilearn.mq.edu.au). It is not possible to complete the practical component of the unit without these notes.
Lecture notes can be obtained from the CBMS102 website, through iLearn (ilearn.mq.edu.au).
Some basic high school level mathematical skills would also be useful in CBMS102. If you need to refresh basic mathematical skills, you may like to obtain a copy of
which is available in the CO-OP Bookshop. Limited copies of this book are available in the Library
Calculators
It is important that you have a scientific calculator. Hand-held calculators will be used in laboratory sessions, for assignments, and in the final examination. Note that calculators with text retrieving, memory and graphing capabilities are not allowed in the final examination.
The University provides general-use computers, but it would be advantageous to have your own computer and internet access.
Personal Protective Equipment
A lab coat is required for the practicals, as are closed-in shoes. You may wish to purchase your own safety glasses, but this will be supplied by the Department if you don't have your own.
Special Consideration Requests including non-attendance and extensions
The University is committed to equity and fairness in all aspects of its learning and teaching. In stating this commitment, the University recognises that there may be circumstances where a student is prevented by unavoidable disruption from performing in accordance with their ability. The University has a policy on special consideration request that may be found at www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/special_consideration/policy.html. The University recognises that at times an event or set of circumstances may occur that:
This policy is instituted to support students who experience serious and unavoidable disruption such that they do not reach their usual demonstrated performance level. To request special consideration go on-line to ask.mq.edu.au as soon as possible to allow due consideration.
Non-Attendance: Students who have a valid reason for the non-attendance (via special consideration formally approved by the unit coordinator), if one laboratory class is missed, that class will not be included in the calcualtion of the aggregate mark.If more than one laboratory class is missed you must speak to Dr Jamie to discuss alternative options. If the mid-term exam is missed, there will be no make up exam. In this case, your final exam mark will be used as a proxy for the missed mid-term mark. If the final exam is missed due to a valid reason a Supplementary Examination can be granted. If a Supplementary Examination is granted, the examination will be scheduled after the conclusion of the official examination period. The offer of a supplementary examination is at the discretion of the unit coordinator and you should not assume that it will be provided. Supplementary Examinations are not make-up exams, i.e., a poor result in the final examination is not reason to request a supplementary examination. Please note that if you are sick at or in the days just prior to the scheduled exam time you must see a medical practitioner and contact the unit coordinator as soon as possible to discuss the possibility of a supplementary exam.It is normally unwise to sit an exam if illness or other circumstances will significantly affect your performance.Please also note that if you have sat the final exam you CAN NOT sit a supplementary exam even if you were ill during the final exam.
If an absence is anticipated (perhaps for a mandatory religious or University associated sporting event) you must inform the unit convenor in advance that this will be the case and discuss alternative arrangements.It is your responsibility to undertake this.Notification after the event of an anticipated absence will not be looked upon favourably. For any unjustified absences students will receive a zero mark for the assessment task. Please keep in mind that you must make every effort to attend all on-campus sessions. If you are likely to have more than one day of absence with the on-campus sessions, you should withdraw and undertake the internal version of CBMS103 in session 2.
Extensions: Students unable to complete a form of assessment (laboratory reports, quizzes) on time due to illness or other extenuating circumstances must request special consideration at ask.mq.edu.au and provide formal documentary evidence as soon as possible and contact A/Prof Joanne Jamie to discuss possible extensions. Extensions will be granted based on merit and will be more favourably considered if consultation with the unit coordinator on the need for an extension occurred BEFORE the due date.If there is no acceptable reason for a late submission, marks will be deducted up to 5% per weekday for every day late.
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07/03/2014 | Updated some aassignment due dates that had been missed in the first version |