Topics include water, amino acids, proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. A laboratory emphasizes techniques for isolating and characterizing biological compounds, including chromatography and electrophoresis. A laboratory includes studies of protein structure and enzyme function. A study of modern concepts of chemical structure and bonding, with descriptive chemistry of selected elements. A laboratory includes inorganic syntheses, characterizations, and analyses.
Special emphasis is given to thermodynamics, changes of state and chemical kinetics.
Laboratory exercises measure thermodynamic properties of gases, equilibrium constants, and kinetic parameters of chemical reactions. A study of physical chemistry with emphasis on atomic and molecular structure and statistical thermodynamics. Laboratory exercises measure thermodynamic and kinetic properties. A supervised experience performed in a professional environment representing a student's major discipline. Senior standing and departmental application and approval.