1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

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To study water chemistry in terms of sources of
pollutants and their effects
To study the analysis of water for polluting potential
To study swimming pool chemistry
To study the chemistry of selected household products
To study meteorology and related phenomena.
Content
Meteorology atmospheric variables, measurement of
humidity, air pollution, atmospheric stability, inversion,
plume behaviour, local effects.
Water chemistry: Natural waters, pollutants, sources and
environmental effects. Purification methods, standards.
Water analysis. Parameters and their significance.
Swimming pool chemistry: Domestic chemistry Chemistry
in the household (detergents, pesticides, renovating
chemicals, motor chemicals, swimming pool chemicals,
proper handling and disposal of domestic chemicals).
Practical work: 20 hours. Focuses on water analysis, stream
surveys and swimming pool water analysis.
Recommended reading
Selinger, B., Chemistry in the aMarket Place, 4th edn, Harcourt
Brace and Jovan, Brisbane.
SC469 Epidemiology
7.5 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a second year subject in the Bachelor of Applied
Science (Environmental Health)
Content
Overview, nature and scope of epidemiology. Nature,
transmission and control of various diseases of public health
importance including exotic diseases, sexually transmitted
diseases, myco-bacterial and viral infections, food-borne
diseases, skin contact diseases, parasitic infections and
zoonotic diseases.
Immunology and immunisation procedures with particular
reference to Australian requirements.
SC470 Chemistry
15 credit points 5 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a second year subject in the Bachelor of Applied
Science (Chemistry) and (Biochemistry/Chemistry)
Objectives
3 To use physical properties of elements and compounds to
interpret the chemical properties and structure.
To use physical proprieties and the periodic table to predict
the chemical and structural properties of the less well
structure or unknown elements
Content
Descriptive Inorganic chemistry: Chemistry of the main
group elements and their compounds. Chemistry of
lanthanide elements. The emphasis is on interpretation of
chemical behaviour from physical properties. The
thermodynamics of formation will be studied
Organic chemistry: acidity, basicity, carbanions and
application to synthesis.
Coordination chemistry fundamentals.
SC472 Biochemistry
12.5 credit points 6 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a second year subject in the Bachelor of Applied
Science (Biochemistry/Chemistry)
Content
Anabolic pathways biosynthetic pathways leading to
glucose, glycogen, lipid, protein, DNA.
Regulation and control of metabolism control mechanisms
operating at the level of the gene and at enzyme level.
Examples will be drawn from fermentation pathways.
Written assignments will form a major part of the subject.
Laboratory exercises include protein purification and
analysis, and experiments in metabolism and metabolic
control.
Techniques used will include thin layer chromatography, gel
filtration, selective precipitation, ion exchange, gel
electrophoresis, spectrophotometric and enzymatic analysis
of metabolites and the use of oxygen electrode.
SC473 Applied Chemistry
12.5 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a second year subject in the Bachelor of Applied
Science (Chemistry)
Content
Organophosphorus/silicon chemistry. Basic NMR.
Preparation, reactions and reaction mechanisms of
organophosphorus and silicon compounds, using examples
of industrial importance. An introduction to basic proton
NMR is also included.
Polymer chemistry
Classification of polymers. Introduction to polymerisation
reactions, including industrial polymerisation processes.
Characteristic properties of polymers and their
measurement, including molecular weight determinations
and crystallinity by X-ray spectroscopy.
Polymer coatings
Applications of protective organic surface coatings; nonconvertiblle
and convertible surface coatings, their
chemistry and properties.
Analysis and identification of polymers; differential thermal
analysis; gel permeation chromotography; polymer
applications of infrared and NMR spectroscopy; pyrolysis
gas chromatography.
Catalysis
An introduction to catalysis with emphasis on acid/base
catalysis and examples drawn from the petrochemical
industry.