Chemistry  Courses   

CHE 155 Introduction to Inorganic, Organic, and Biochemistry Laboratory

 4 Credits with lecture

Description:

Pre-requisites:

Not open to students who have already completed CHE 170 and CHE 180. 

Not recommended for students seeking careers in medicine, science, dentistry, engineering, veterinary science, agricultural science, education or allied fields for which the recommended sequence is CHE 170-CHE 180

Prereg CHE 140 and

concurrent enrollment in CHE 150

Competencies

  1. Solve problems and explain concepts relating to organic and biological chemistry, including organic functional groups, their reactions, and chemistry of biomolecules.

  2. Evaluate and interpret numerical, chemical, and general scientific information.

  3. Apply information from other areas of study (such as mathematics and physics) to facilitate their understanding and manipulation of fundamental chemical theories.

  4. Analyze data using chemical principles and concepts.

  5. Relate chemical concepts to daily life.

 

 Outline

I.  Laboratory Safety and Procedures

A.      Use of safety apparel and equipment

B.      Proper disposal of hazardous waste

C.      Emergency procedures

D.      Use of equipment

E.       Data collection and lab reports

II.  Separation and Identification Techniques

A.      Distillation

B.      Extraction

C.      Chromatography

D.      Solubility

E.       Melting and boiling points

F.       Density

G.      Qualitative analysis

III.  Organic Chemistry

  A.  Functional group transformations

  B.  Syntheses

  C.  Purification of products

  D.  Characterization of products

  E.  Polymers

IV.   Biochemistry

               A.  Carbohydrates

               B.  Nucleic Acids

               C.  Proteins

               D.  Enzymes and enzyme kinetics

               E.  Lipids