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Chemistry 1050
November 2007
Catalog Description: 1050
Chemistry 1050 – Foundations of Organic and Biochemistry - 3 credits - offered Fall and Spring Semesters and Summer. Lecture two hours - lab two hours.
This one-term laboratory course, designed for nonmajors, builds on general chemistry concepts to
provide an overview of organic and biochemistry with an emphasis on applications to the chemistry of the human body. Topics include solutions and body fluids, acid-base chemistry, relation between structure and reactivity for biochemical molecules, metabolic pathways, and applications of nuclear chemistry
Prerequisites:
Chemistry 1020. High school chemistry acceptable if taken within the last two years.
Outline of Major Content Areas:
1. Solutions
2. Chemical Reactions
3. Acids, Bases, and Salts
4. Saturated Hydrocarbons
5. Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
6. Carbon-Heteroatom Single Bonds: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
7. Carbon-Oxygen Double Bonds: Aldehydes and Ketones, Carboxylic Acids and Esters
8. Carbohydrates
9. Lipids
10. Proteins
11. Vitamins and Enzymes
12. Biochemical Energy Production
13. Metabolism
14. Nuclear Chemistry in Medicine
Requirements:
Reading assignments, questions and problems from the textbook: General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 4st edition, H. Stephen Stoker. Completion of laboratory experiments.
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:
1. To present the basic principles of organic and biochemistry. (Goal Three, Natural Sciences, Competency a)
2. To correlate chemical principles with practical applications. (Goal Two, Critical Thinking, Competencies b, c. Goal Three, Natural Sciences, Competencies a, b, d.)
3. To emphasize the chemistry of body functions and relate it to everyday life. (Goal Three Natural Sciences, Competency d)
4. To familiarize the student with experimental procedure and laboratory technique.
(Goal Two, Critical Thinking, Competencies a, b, c. Goal Three, Natural Sciences, Competencies b,c)
Experiments:
1. Solubility and Dialysis
2. Blood Plasma: Electrolytes and Conductivity
3. Enzymes, Rates, and Equilibrium
4. pH and Buffers
5. Chromatography of Common Analgesics
Experiments, continued:
6. Organic Compounds: Structure and Reactivity
7. Redox Reactions in Your Body
8. Biomolecules: Carboxylic Acids and Amines
9. Carbohydrates: Sugars and Starches
10. Digestion of Milk Fat
11. Amino Acids and Proteins
12. Synthesis of Aspirin
Methods of Evaluation:
1. Problem Sets (home work)
2. Laboratory assignments (12 lab experiments)
3. Minimum of two one-hour exams
4. Comprehensive Final Exam
Statement of Departmental Policy:
The use of graphing calculators will not be allowed during quizzes or exams.
Grades:
A - 90% B - 80% C - 70% D - 55%
Assessment:
During the semester a number of assessments will be performed in order to monitor students’ progress, provide students the feedback, and to identify areas that require additional attention.