October 12, 2010 CHEMISTRY TUTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Chemistry Tutor
Job description:

The tutor will

 Teach four classes of ~15 students over January and February.

 Cover essential chemistry concepts at a first year university level.
 Prepare structured notes on topics detailed in the GAMSAT Ready syllabus, including comprehension questions
where relevant.
 Contribute original questions to two practice GAMSAT exams.

Time:

The chemistry tutor is allocated ~8 hours of teaching per class of students to teach the entirety of the prescribed course.

Teaching is held on Saturdays and Sundays at the Trinity College, the University of Melbourne, from 08/01/11 –
27/02/11 (8 weekends in total). We will endeavour to allocate actual teaching hours to suit individual tutors as much as
possible.

Remuneration:

$60/hour of teaching (estimated total for projected intake: $1920)

Contact:

Please email Andrew at info@gamsatready.com.au.

Topics:

Physical and non-organic chemistry Organic chemistry

1. Basics 1. Nomenclature
2. Atomic structure 2. Common organic reactions
3. Periodic table and ionisation 3. Isomerism
4. Chemical bonding 4. Hydrocarbons
5. Kinetics and equilibrium 5. Oxygen-containing compounds
6. Thermochemistry 6. Biological molecules
7. Gases
8. Phases
9. Solutions and solubility
10. Acids and bases

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