CHEM 1020 - Chemistry of Life

Credit Hours: (3-4)

Description: Basics of organic and biological chemistry: properties, reactions and nomenclature of enzymes, organic functional groups; amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and biochemical pathways. Three lecture hours per week. NOTE: not credited toward major in any of the physical sciences, biological sciences, mathematics, or engineering. PREREQUISITE: high school chemistry or CHEM 1010, and MATH 1420 or MATH 1710 with a minimum grade of C-, or a score on the ALEKS math exam appropriate for placement in MATH 1710. [G]