CHEM2011 Physical Chemistry: Molecules, Energy and Change (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.3/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
CHEM2011 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in School of Chemistry. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 物理化学：分子、能量与变化
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Chemistry
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This 2nd year chemistry subject develops students’ understanding of Physical Chemistry, which seeks to explain chemical processes in terms of energy changes and the molecular nature of matter. This course introduces quantum mechanics and its role in determining the energy levels of atoms and molecules.
CHEM2011 has 3 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 4.0 stars); 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.0/5).
On Reddit: "Course: CHEM2011 (Physical Chemistry) Lecturers: Chris Hanson, Laura McKemmish, Chris Medcraft Rating: 4/5 Difficulty: 3.75/5. This course is much more conceptually difficult than organic, although the amount of content is significantly less. This course starts with some very ba…"
On Reddit: "CHEM3011 is quite different from 2011 cuz you learn a lot more quantum chem stuff (so you go into more detail on the earlier parts of 2011 where you learnt abt harmonic potentials and things like that). You also touch on things like symmetry, and then later applying the qchem st…"
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Q: Is CHEM2011 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM2011, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM2011 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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