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| Introductory Organic and Biochemistry | |||
| INTRO ORG/BIO | |||
| CLASS CODE: | CHEM 150 | CREDITS: 5 | |
| DIVISION: | PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | A second semester course in a sequence with Chem 101 designed for students in home economics, nursing, dental hygiene, and other majors that require a one semester introduction to organic and biochemistry. Students who need an organic/biochemistry class with lab should concurrently register for Chem 153. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Winter | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Identification and chemistry of functional groups (alkanes through acids and amides), IUPAC nomenclature, structural and stereoisomers. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, hormones, catabolic and biosynthetic pathways, and nutrition. | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | Lay the foundation to comprehend the chemical basis of biochemical processes. Begin to grasp some of the abstract concepts of organic chemistry and biochemistry. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Typically there are 6 exams, 12 quizzes, a mid-term, and a final exam. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Completion of Chem 101 or Chem 106. | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | January 1999 | ||