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Chemistry| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHE-025 | Principles of Chemistry | 6 Credits | View Details |
| CHE-282 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry | 6 Credits | View Details |
| CHE-382 | Chemistry and Society | 6 Credits | View Details |
| CHE-482 | Principles of Biochemistry | 6 Credits | View Details |
| BIO-745 | Introduction to Ecology | 6 Credits | View Details |
Principles of Chemistry
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Chemistry: matter and measurement
- Atoms, molecules, and ions
- Stoichiometry: chemical calculations.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Chemical reactions in aqueous solutions.
- Gases.
- Thermochemistry.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Atomic structure.
- Electron configurations, atomic properties, and the periodic table.
- Chemical bonds.
- Bonding theory and molecular structure.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- States of matter and intermolecular forces.
- Physical properties of solutions.
- Chemical kinetics: rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions.
- Chemical equilibrium.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Acids, bases, and acid-base equilibria.
- More equilibria in aqueous solutions: slightly soluble salts and complex ions.
- Thermodynamics: spontaneity, entropy, and free energy.
- Electrochemistry.
- Nuclear chemistry.
- The s-block elements.
- The p-block elements.
- The d-block elements and coordination chemistry.
- Chemistry and life: more on organic, biological, and medicinal chemistry.
- Chemistry of materials: bronze age to space age.
- Environmental chemistry.
Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Electronic structure and covalent bonding
- Acids and bases
- An introduction to organic compounds
- Alkenes: structure, nomenclature, stability, and an introduction to reactivity
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Reactions of alkenes and alkynes: an introduction to multi-step synthesis
- Delocalized electrons and their effect on stability, reactivity, and p
- Aromaticity: reactions of benzene and substituted benzenes
- Isomers and stereochemistry
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Reactions of alkanes: radicals
- Substitution and elimination: reactions of alkyl halides
- Reactions of alcohols, amines, ethers, and epoxides
- Carbonyl compounds i: nucleophilic acyl substitution
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Carbonyl compounds ii: more reactions of carboxylic acid derivatives
- Carbonyl compounds iii: reactions at the x-carbon
- Determining the structure of organic compounds
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Carbohydrates
- Amino acids, peptides, and proteins
- Enzymes, coenzymes, and vitamins
- Metabolism
Chemistry and Society
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- A science for all seasons
- Atoms: are they for real?
- Atomic structure: images of the invisible
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Nuclear chemistry: the heart of the matter
- Chemical bonds: the ties that bind
- Chemical accounting: mass and volume relationships
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Acids and bases: please pass the protons
- Oxidation and reduction: burn and unburn
- Organic chemistry: the infinite variety of carbon compounds
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Polymers: giant among molecules
- Chemistry of earth: metals and minerals
- Air: the breath of life
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Water:
- Energy: a fuels
- Biochemistry: a molecular view of life
- Food: molecular gastronomy
- Household chemicals: helps and hazards
- Fitness and health: some chemical connections
- Drugs: chemical cures, comforts and cautions
- Poisons: chemical toxicology
Principles of Biochemistry
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Introduction to biochemistry.
- Water.
- Amino acids and the primary structures of proteins.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Proteins: three-dimensional structure and function.
- Properties of enzymes.
- Mechanisms of enzymes.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Coenzymes.
- Carbohydrates.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Nucleotides.
- Lipids and membranes.
- Introduction to metabolism.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Glycolysis.
- The citric acid cycle.
- Additional pathways in carbohydrate metabolism.
- Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation.
- Photosynthesis.
- Lipid metabolism.
- Amino acid metabolism.
- Nucleotide metabolism.
- Nucleic acids.
- Dna replication, repair, and recombination.
- Transcription and rna processing.
- Protein synthesis.
- Recombinant dna technology.
Introduction to Ecology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Ecology: its meaning and scope.
- Adaptation.
- Climate.
- Water balance.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Light and biological cycles.
- Nutrients.
- Soils.
- Concept of the ecosystem.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Ecosystem energetics.
- Biogeochemical cycles.
- Grassland to tundra.
- Forest.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Freshwater ecosystems.
- Saltwater ecosystems.
- Properties of populations.
- 18 population growth and regulation.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Intraspecific competition.
- Population genetics.
- Interspecific competition.
- Predation.
- Plant-herbivore systems.
- Herbivore-carnivore systems.
- Parasitism.
- Mutualism.
- Community structure.
- Disturbance.
- Succession.