Academic Catalog 2016-2018

CHEM 1600 Chemistry for Health Sciences

This course is designed to expose students in the health sciences to chemical principles important to human physiology. Topics include: reaction rates, chemical equilibrium and gas laws; chemistry of water, solutions, colloids, acids, and bases; carbon chemistry containing heteroatoms; biochemistry of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes, vitamins, and hormones; chemistry of body fluids; and metabolic pathways - 2 lecture hours. CHEM 1605 lab component for CHEM 1600 - 3 lab hours. Not recommended for students for whom this is not a major requirement. Does not count toward degree for Chemistry majors. Prerequisites: students must complete one of the following before they are eligible to enroll into CHEM 1600: 1) SAT II Chemistry score equivalent to a 'B' (3.0); 2) CHEM 1500/1505 at Dominican or a general or introductory chemistry course from another college within the past two (2) years with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or better; 3) CLEP General Chemistry subject examination with a passing score of 50 or higher; or 4) course challenge or 5) placement based on appropriate scores on Mathematics and Chemistry placement exams.

Credits

2.00 units

Prerequisite

CHEM 1500 - lecture

Corequisite

CHEM 1605 - lab