CM3131 - APPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Academic Year 24/25 - Semester 1

Lecturer: Asst. Prof Winston Zhao & Dr. Michael Yudistira

Assessments:

In-class quizzes: 5%
Weekly short online quizzes: 10%
Homework assignments: 25% (5% × 5)
Midterms: 30%
Finals: 30%

Difficulty of the course: 5/5

Pace of the course: Too Fast

Workload of Course (Average number of actual hours spent per week)

To learn the content: 10 hours

To complete assignments: 1 hour

REVIEW

What advice would you give to someone considering taking this course?

Anonymous: Very important to keep in pace with the content because it is a lot of content within a short amount of time. Whilst the profs are both very clear and concise in their delivery, it's still important to review to ensure you know what is going on. If not, it is very easy to get lost and it'll be hard to catch up. As such I also don't recommend overloading with this course because a bulk amount of time will likely be used just to review CM3131 every week.

What did you enjoy or find most useful from this course?

Anonymous: The profs were both very clear in their teaching which made it easier to review content. Dr Mike didn't set tutorials as homework but chose to went through qns on the spot, which sort of lightened the workload a little. Dr Zhao's tutorials were very easy to follow and he is also quite engaging as a prof.

What aspects of the course did you find most challenging, and why?

Anonymous: There is a need to set aside a lot of time to review content, as such it may be hard to balance with other modules.

What resources did you find most helpful in helping you better understand the course material?

Anonymous: I asked chatgpt haha but use at your own discretion.

What other courses do you think should be taken before or concurrently with this module?

Anonymous: It is useful to take 3192 concurrently because the 3131 concepts did help me with 3192 experiments.

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