CHEM3021 Physical Chemistry

Later Year Course

Offered By	Department of Chemistry
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Chemistry
Offered in	First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010
Unit Value	3 units
Course Description	The course provides a higher level description of physical processes that govern behaviour in chemical and biological systems. Includes : Understanding how intermolecular forces and molecular motion determine solution behaviour, surface phenomena and chemical transport properties Applications to solution mixtures, polymer macromolecules, proteins, surfactants, colloids and nano-particles The course is underpinned by an introduction to essential Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, necessary for the material covered
Indicative Assessment	35% Assignments and 65% by exam.
Workload	A maximum of 32 hours of lectures/tutorials.
Areas of Interest	Chemistry
Requisite Statement	CHEM2205 or CHEM2101, 1^st year MATHS recommended
Incompatibility	CHEM3102
Science Group	C
Academic Contact	Dr RJ Pace

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