Chem 1011 or 1031? (1 Viewer)

[cjkim88]

I am currently going to do Nanotechnology at UNSW (HOORAY~!) and am having trouble of selection what course... So far, I am going to do PHYS1131 as I love physics and also have done it at school. For maths, im doing 1131 as the higher maths requires knowledge of 4-unit maths which i havent done. anyways, the real problem is deciding on chemistry. I havent done chemistry at school but currently do a bridging course for it. Which chemistry is more appropriate for nanotechnology? is there any benefit for doing a harder course? 1011 or 1031~ please help me decide~!

(sorry for double posting but i really need many suggestions )

 

[cjkim88]

maths 1131 is the easier one. the harder one that requires 4 unit knowledge is 1141, which i wont be doing. anyways... so chem 1131 has no benefit towards the future at all?

 

[Nebuchanezzar]

Psch, any major I've seen at UNSW doesn't give any extra credit for taking the advanced subject, none at all. They accept both, employers will rarely give a hoot about which chem you attempted, it's a foundation subject, do the easy one. At the very least, you'll get a hire GPA due to the easy nature of the course.

 

[elfm]

math1131 and math1231 both have 4 unit topics in them. the only difference between the two courses is that math1231 has slightly more (and harder) topics/questions than math1131, but they both learn the same thing for most of the course. math1231 will be taught a lot faster than 1131 due to the extra content.

if you haven't done chem before, just do 1011.

 

[jemsta]

isnt maths 1131 a prerequisite for 1231 anyways?

 

[Researcher88]

I advocate you to do chem 1011, first because you dont have a strong chem background and second it will take a load off as you are doing a higher physics course. I went through chem1031 and saw alot of people failing and dropping, chem1011 aint easy either.

 

[raikkonen_rulez]

I'm not here to answer your question, but I'm doing nanotech at UNSW too. :wave: