Obtain a better understanding of the importance of technological advances for the development of scientific knowledge. Chemistry 242, Biochemistry, is an advanced level chemistry course for science majors. It is designed to serve both as a terminal course for biology, chemistry, and engineering majors who wish to become familiar with the way in which the functions of living things depend upon the properties and reactions of chemical compounds, and as a first comprehensive course for those students planning to major in a medical science at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Students registering for Chemistry 242 must have a good background in chemistry and mathematics at least through college algebra. A knowledge of chemical bonding and solution chemistry is absolutely necessary.
Biochemistry applies physical chemical principles to biological systems.
Topics covered in detail in previous general chemistry courses, such as acid-base theory, kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics and electrochemistry are reviewed in Chemistry 242. Biological activity depends upon the integration of all these concepts within the structural framework of the cell. This course will integrate the technological advances within the area and their impact in the formulation of chemical principles and their applications. Biochemistry provides students with the necessary background to understand the basic molecular logic of living organisms. The course is divided into two sections.