Course Attributes:
Gen Ed - Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Science
Description:
A survey of the principles of chemistry as they apply to living systems. Major topics include measurement, atomic structure, bonding, chemical and nuclear reactions, gases, aqueous solutions, hydrocarbons, as well as the chemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. Laboratory exercises emphasize important techniques and illustrate the properties of the major types of biomolecules.