Id: 004763 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

This course presents additional key principles and concepts of inorganic, physical, and organic chemistry that are foundational for biochemistry and physiology or students in the health sciences and related professions. Topics include chemical reactions and stoichiometry, including biologically relevant reactions; chemical equilibrium, thermodynamics, and kinetics; the properties of water and aqueous mixtures, including colligative properties relevant to physiology and diagnostics; acids and bases and their effect on three-dimensional structure and physicochemical behavior of molecules; the shapes, properties, and functions of biochemical molecules like carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids. If time allows, the pathways of cellular metabolism will be introduced.

Prerequisites

HSCI.2510 Phys Chem I, or CHEM.1120 Survey of Chem I,m or CHEM.1210 Chem I, or CHEM.1350 H.Chem I, and HSCI.2530 Phys Chem I, or CHEM.1130L Survey of Chem Lab I, or CHEM.1230L Chem Lab I, and Co-req: HSCI.2540 Phys Chem Lab II.

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