Wednesday 11 February 2009

Foundation 2 Unit Outline and Assement modes

Spring Semester 2009

Week 1 Steam and fractional distillation

Week 2 Nuclear fission and fusion

Week 3 Alternative energy sources

Week 4 Chemistry Separation techniques

Week 5 Acids and Bases: properties and applications

Week 6 Water treatment methods

Week 7 Polymers

Week 8 Proteins and Amino Acids

Week 9 Vitamins: Nutritional Chemistry

Week 10 Catalysis

Week 11 Enzymes

Week 12 DNA typing and Crime Prosecution

Week 13 Chemistry applications: The beginning of a new Era

Assessment

Final Exam: 80%

Presentation: 20% (May 14th and May 21st at 3 pm) It is Compulsory Not Optional


Students will be using the instructor's textbook "English for Chemistry Foundation" (2008) as well as additional material provided in class. On week 10, students are advised to attend a seminar on how to deliver effective presentations.


You may pick up your books from my office every Friday at 10.15.


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