Physical Chemistry course for students at level 3

48 lectures at 9.00 am, 10.00 am and 11.00 am as timetabled. Average of 12 hours laboratory work per week, in afternoons over 6 weeks and one tutorial per week normally at 10.00 am

Physical Chemistry 3 Half

Examination (85%); Laboratory (15%)

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

Laboratories cannot be reassessed

To provide students with a broad scientific education at tertiary level and lay the foundations for a wide and rigorous treatment of physical chemistry, appropriate to an aspiring professional chemist.

By the end of the course students will be able to

- demonstrate a knowledge and general understanding of the central facts and the experimental basis of modern physical chemistry

- solve problems of a numerical or logical nature in physical chemistry

- demonstrate practical skills in chemical techniques relating to physical chemistry

- obtain information from written and electronic archived material and interpret this information

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Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.

Students should normally participate in all laboratories and tutorials (minimum attendance 75%).