CHEM2056 Physical Chemistry for Engineering (University of Queensland): rated 2.9/5 overall across 3 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
CHEM2056 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Science in Chemistry. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程物理化学
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Chemistry
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Acid/Base chemistry. Chemical kinetics, including heterogeneous catalysis, chain reactions and polymerisation kinetics .
CHEM2056 has 3 scored reviews: overall 2.9/5 · 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 2.3/5).
On Reddit: "CHEM2056. Everything in sem is fine...except exams. You knew you were cooked when they allowed a 1 page cheat sheet for mid sem. And you will be cooked as they let you bring 2-side cheat sheet into the end sem."
On Reddit: "Last semester a similar situation happened, i dont remember exact details but chem2056 has like a 54% average or something. After taking the midsem, the cohort voiced their sentiment in ed discussion board and we rallied behind them. The midsem had questions to where we weren't …"
The course panel on UQ Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is CHEM2056 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 3 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 2.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CHEM2056, and when is it offered?
A: CHEM2056 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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