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105. Essentials of General, Organic and Biochemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) Biochemically significant substances and phenomena are used as the basis for understanding principles of general, organic, and biochemistry. Special attention is given to topics relevant to the health sciences. Lab required. Only open to pre-nursing students.
College of Arts & Sciences
106. Essentials of General, Organic and Biochemistry Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0) Required lab for CHE 105. Corequisite: CHE 105. 111. General Chemistry 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) Fundamental concepts of modern chemistry; topics include properties of the gas, liquid and solid states; atomic structure; chemical bonding; the periodic table; properties of elements and compounds; chemical formulas, nomenclature and equations; thermochemistry and solutions. Laboratory introduces quantitative analysis. Students registering for CHE 111 must attend Recitation. Prerequisite: MAT 101 or SAT MATH score of 500 or better and Co-requisite of CHE 113. (Fall) 112. General Chemistry 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5) Continuation of Chemistry 111; topics include: chemical equilibria; acid-base theory; chemical kinetics; electrochemistry; nuclear chemistry; descriptive inorganic chemistry and an introduction to organic and biochemistry. Laboratory includes qualitative inorganic analysis. Prerequisite: C or better in CHE 111 and Co-requisite of CHE 114. (Spring) 113. General Chemistry 1 Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0) Required Lab for CHE 111. Co-requisite: CHE 111/113. 114. General Chemistry 2 Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0) Required Lab for CHE 112. Co-requisite: CHE 112/114. 201. Organic Chemistry 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) Fundamental concepts of organic chemistry; topics include chemical bonding; alkanes, including coal and petroleum; alcohols; alkyl halides; alkenes; stereochemistry; nucleophilic aliphatic substitution; alkynes; arenes and electrophilic aromatic substitution. Co-requisite: CHE 203. Prerequisite: CHE 112/114. (Fall) 202. Organic Chemistry 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) Continuation of Chemistry 201; topics include: spectroscopy; organometallic compounds; alcohols; diols; thiols; ethers; epoxides; sulfides; aldehydes; ketones; enols; enolates; enamines; carboxylic acids and their derivatives; amines; carbohydrates and natural products. Co-requisite: CHE 204. Prerequisite: CHE 201. (Spring) 203. Organic Chemistry Lab 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) Laboratory for CHE 201; introduction to organic chemistry techniques. Co-requisite: CHE 201. (Fall) 204. Organic Chemistry Lab 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) Laboratory for CHE 202; introduction to qualitative organic analysis and synthesis. Prerequisite: CHE 203. Co-requisite: CHE 202. (Spring) 210. Survey of Organic and Biochemistry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) Introduction to life processes at the molecular level; topics include structure, nomenclature, reactions, stereoisomerism, and the various classes of organic compounds, structure and function of biological molecules, metabolism and bioenergetics, biosynthesis, and genetics. Laboratory examines structure, synthesis, reactions, and isolation of organic and biological compounds. Prerequisite: CHE 112/114.