CHEM1101 Chemistry 1 (Australian National University): rated 3.7/5 overall across 13 reviews collected on ANU Wall.
CHEM1101 is a Australian National University course taught by the ANU College of Science and Medicine in Chemistry. This page brings together its handbook details and what ANU students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 化学1
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Chemistry
Faculty: ANU College of Science and Medicine
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
The following syllabus provides a general guide to the topics to be discussed: Atomic structure and bonding: electronic structure of atoms, quantum numbers, orbitals and energy levels, filling sequence, periodicity of atomic properties, octet ‘rule’, chemical bonds - ionic, covalent - energetics, H-bonds, Lewis structures, shapes of molecules, VSEPR theory, valence bond theory, hybridisation, resonance, molecular orbital theory of simple homonuclear diatomic molecules. Equ…
CHEM1101 has 13 scored reviews: overall 3.7/5 · usefulness 4.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 6 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.7 stars); 7 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.9/5).
On Reddit: "So real, me and my friends straight up stared each other in the eye and all decided to just head home to rest without talking about it after the test. Do keep in mind that the average score is like 50.9% or something, so yeah, alot of us also didn't pass. 👍 As a first year seco…"
On Reddit: "No need to allocate to lectures, they are essentially open to anyone who turns up. The two Lec B’s is because on 24/03 the lecture will start at 8 instead of 8:30. Again, you don’t have to allocate to lectures so don’t worry about it From memory when I did chem 1, Lec D is for t…"
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Q: Is CHEM1101 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 13 reviews: usefulness 4.7/5, overall 3.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM1101, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM1101 is taught by the ANU College of Science and Medicine. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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