3.00 Credits
CHEM 140. GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOCHEMISTRY One semester course for non-science majors interested in a health related profession. Biochemically significant substances and phenomena are used as the basis for understanding principles of general, organic, and biochemistry. Topics include: measurement; dimensional analysis; chemical compounds and their bonds; redox reactions and energetics of chemical reactions; gases; solutions; acids and bases; nuclear chemistry; structural formulas, chemical and physical properties of organic compounds, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and metabolism. Recommended course for RN to BSN majors. Three hours lecture weekly. Three semester hours.