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Uni Stuff => Science => Faculties => Chemistry => Topic started by: uni_student on May 22, 2014, 08:46:10 pm
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Hi guys, I'm enrolling in two units at Open University (SCC100 and SCC200 - see below) and am wondering how manageable you think they would be based on the complexity of the course material. I don't have a chemistry background but am a strong self learner so am willing to give this ago. Can someone who knows a bit about chemistry please give me an indication on how hard the concepts in these two subjects will be, particularly the second year unit? Thanks!
http://www.open.edu.au/courses/science/rmit-university-chemistry-of-materials-1--scc100-2014
1Atomic structure and bonding
2Periodicity of atomic properties
3Molecular orbital theory and valence bond theory
4Alkanes
5Organic functional group chemistry
6Isomerism and stereochemistry
7Chemical equilibria
8Thermochemistry
9Thermodynamics
10Electrochemistry
11Chemistry laboratory
http://www.open.edu.au/courses/science/rmit-university-chemistry-of-materials-2--scc200-2014
1Chemical equilibria
2Acid-base equilibria
3Periodic trends of the elements
4Transition metal chemistry
5Functional group chemistry of unsaturated hydrocarbons and carbonyl compounds; addition and condensation polymerisation
6Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
7Phase equilibria
8Solution chemistry
9Conductance
10Chemical kinetics
11Chemistry laboratory
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Seems fine. We are learning basically everything in those two subjects in Fundamentals of Chem at the moment (over 12 weeks). I've found it really manageable, in fact it got so repetitive (on the equilibria front especially) that I kind of ignored it for a while.