CHEM 05249Introduction to Forensic Science

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This course is intended to introduce non-science and non-engineering majors to fundamental chemical and biochemical principles that underlie standard forensic investigative approaches. This will include basic structure and function of biomolecules, cellular processes, analytical methods to detect and measure target materials, and standard examples that are relevant to common investigative procedures. There also will be discussion of good laboratory practices and statistical analysis of complex datasets.