CHEM 309: Applied Chemistry for the Health Sciences
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)This course is an intensive survey of general, organic, and biological chemistry specifically designed for students majoring in nursing and other health-related fields. Topics include general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biological chemistry as they apply to the chemistry of the human body.
- 1: Topics in General Chemistry I
- 1.1: Expressing Numbers - Significant Figures
- 1.2: Expressing Numbers - Scientific Notation
- 1.3: Converting Units-Dimensional Analysis
- 1.4: States of Matter - Solid, Liquid, and Gas
- 1.5: Energy
- 1.6: Measurements and Units
- 1.7: Temperature - Motion of Molecules and Atoms
- 1.8: Density and Specific Gravity
- 1.9: Dosage Calculations I
- 1.10: Metric Prefixes
- 1.11: Dosage Calculations II
- 1.12: End of Chapter Problems I
- 1.13: End of Chapter Problems II
- 1.14: End of Chapter Problems III
- 3: Compounds
- 3.1: Ions - Losing and Gaining Electrons
- 3.2: Ions-Main Group Elements
- 3.3: Transition Elements and Ionic Compounds
- 3.4: Polyatomic Ions and Formulae for Ionic Compounds
- 3.5: Characteristics of Ionic Compounds-Electrolytes
- 3.6: Covalent Bonds
- 3.7: Multiple Bonds
- 3.8: Binary Molecules - Formulae and Names
- 3.9: Formula Weight
- 3.10: Molecular Weight
- 3.11: Mole-Mass Conversions
- 3.12: End of Chapter Problems
- 4: Organic Chemistry-An Introduction
- 4.1: Molecular Formula
- 4.2: Isomers
- 4.3: Condensed Formula and Skeletal Structures
- 4.4: Shapes of Molecules
- 4.5: Electronegativity, Bond Polarity, and Overall Polarity
- 4.6: Intermolecular Interactions
- 4.7: Functional Groups or Families of Compounds
- 4.8: Cis-Trans Isomers (Geometric Isomers)
- 4.9: End of Chapter Problems
- 5: Reactions
- 5.1: Chemical Equations
- 5.2: Evidence of a Chemical Reaction
- 5.3: Balancing Chemical Equations
- 5.4: Classifying Chemical Reactions
- 5.5: Reactions Involving Water
- 5.6: Classification of alcohols
- 5.7: Oxidations and Reductions
- 5.8: Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
- 5.9: Reaction Rate
- 5.10: Catabolism
- 5.11: Citric Acid Cycle
- 5.12: End of Chapter Problems
- 6: Solutions
- 6.1: Classifying Matter According to Its Composition
- 6.2: Solutions
- 6.3: The Effect of Temperature on Solubility of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
- 6.4: Solubility Classification for Biochemical Compounds
- 6.5: Solution Concentrations and Dilutions
- 6.6: Osmosis and Diffusion
- 6.7: Hemodialysis
- 6.8: End of Chapter Problems
- 8: Acids and Bases, Equilibrium, and Buffers
- 8.1: Acid and Base Neutralization
- 8.2: Acids-Properties and Examples
- 8.3: Bases-Properties and Examples
- 8.4: Brønsted-Lowry Theory of Acids and Bases
- 8.5: Equilibrium
- 8.6: Acid and Base Strength
- 8.7: Ionization of Water and The pH Scale
- 8.8: Le Châtelier’s Principle
- 8.9: Blood Buffers
- 8.10: Compensation of pH via Organs
- 8.11: End of Chapter Problems
- 11: Lipids - An Introduction
- 11.1: Fatty Acids
- 11.2: Ester Formation and Waxes
- 11.3: Triglycerides- Fats and Oils
- 11.4: Oxidation and Reduction Reactions of Triglycerides
- 11.5: Neutralization of Fatty Acids and Hydrolysis of Triglycerides
- 11.6: Steroids
- 11.7: Amphipathic Lipids and Membranes
- 11.8: Transport Across Cell Membrane
- 11.9: Digestion of Triglycerides
- 11.10: Fatty Acid Catabolism
- 11.11: End of Chapter Problems
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