CHEM10003 Chemistry 1 (University of Melbourne): rated 3.3/5 overall, difficulty 3.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 4.0/5 across 31 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
CHEM10003 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Science in Chemistry. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 化学1
Type: Subject
Credit points: 12.5
Subject area: Chemistry
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This subject provides an introduction to the basic concepts of General Chemistry, including the periodic table, elements, atoms, and states of matter; gases; elementary quantum mechanics, atomic spectra and atomic structure; structure and bonding in elements and compounds of groups 14-18; the chemistry of carbon-based compounds, including structure and bonding of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes, chirality, nomenclature, benzene and its derivatives, functional groups; intermol…
CHEM10003 has 31 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 5.0 · difficulty 3.0 · would-recommend 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by UniMelb students on UniMelb Wall (3.7/5 overall); 30 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "I wasn’t super on top of CHEM10003, and I did not do well with the subject. Not going to the tutorials bit me in the ass and I only just passed the subject. It could very well have just been me though, chemistry isn’t my strongest suit. I cannot imagine cramming in both of those…"
On Reddit: "Yeah do not do this. Study properly for this subject, go to the tutorials, prepare for the exam with proper notes and past papers. It’s really not an easy subject unless you’re pretty adept with chemistry already. Took this subject twice from thinking the same as you, good luck!"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is CHEM10003 hard?
A: Students rate CHEM10003's difficulty 3.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it moderately difficult.
Q: Is CHEM10003 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 31 reviews: would-recommend 4.0/5, usefulness 5.0/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM10003, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM10003 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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