Topics are chosen from the various branches of chemistry. May be repeated for credit when a different topic is studied. A study of macromolecular and metabolic biochemistry with an emphasis on carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins with an introduction to nucleic acids. The chemical basis for biological phenomena, bioenergetics and metabolic regulation is stressed. Sampling and analytical methods are included for water, soil, and air.
Work is conducted both on site in natural habitats and in the laboratory.
Three hours laboratory per week. A study of the principles of chemistry from an exact, quantitative standpoint. Behavior of matter in the various states, thermodynamic relationships, kinetics of reaction, molecular and atomic structure, phase equilibria, electro-chemistry.