Survey of General, Organic, and Biochemistry

Catalog description

Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra. This course is a one semester survey of general, organic, and biological chemistry. Instructors introduce students to atomic structure, chemical bonding, and acid-base chemistry. The course also covers organic chemistry nomenclature, functional groups, stereochemistry, and the classes of organic reactions. Students are also introduced to the structure and function of biological macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, DNA/RNA, and proteins) and an overview of metabolism.