Chem 105 - General, Organic & Biochemistry
Course description: DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT INTEND TO MAJOR IN SCIENCE OR ENGINEERING. THIS COURSE PRESENTS PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION AND THEIR RELATION TO CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON COMPOUNDS OF BIOLOGICAL INTEREST. TOPICS INCLUDE ATOMIC STRUCTURE, CHEMICAL BONDING, PROPERTIES OF GASES AND SOLUTIONS, ACID/BASE EQUILIBRIA, ORGANIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS AND THEIR REACTIONS, AND PROPERTIES OF BIOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT MOLECULES - PROTEINS, CARBOHYDRATES, NUCLEIC ACIDS AND LIPIDS. THIS COURSE MAY NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR CHEM 145 OR 146 AND DOES NOT SATISFY THE PREREQUISITE FOR CHEM 255. NURSING MAJORS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CHEM 106 CONCURRENTLY WITH CHEM 105. STUDENTS MAY NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR BOTH CHEM 105 AND CHEM 100 OR CHEM 105 AND CHEM 107. PREREQUISITE: HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY; MATH 101 OR SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE ON THE MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT TEST
Representative Syllabus from Spring 2007