CHE101 or CHE103 A survey of funcitonal group chemistry and biochemistry with applications to human health. An introduction to the compounds of carbon, their nomenclature, properties, reactions and reaction mechanisms. This course, which is a continuation of CHE201, focuses on the functional group chemistry of aldehydes, ketones, acids, amines and amides, and contains a brief introduction to biochemistry. In the laboratory, students pursuse more complicated synthetic techniques and instrumentation and write at least two formal, technical reports, totaling at least 12 pages, using the prescribed professional format for chemical journals. Evaluation of the papers includes style and form as well as content.
Emphasis is placed on medications related to basic human needs.
CHE203 Emphasis is placed on the nature and aciton of drugs, drug interactions and toxicity related to alterations in health status. Drug standards and legislation are also stresssed. CHE104 The principles, theory and methods of gravimetric, volumetric and electro-analytical methods of analysis are studied. The labwork associated with the course demands research caliber thinking and lab skills. In most of the experiments the student defines a problem does a partial library search for experimental methods, considers the assumptions involved in adapting a research technique to Midland's labs, selects the best method, and uses this method to collect experimental data from which conclusions are drawn.