Appropriate for First Year students.

TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
2:30pm-3:45pm
TuTh
Chemistry Building 316
Menger, Fred M. 41338 TBA.

January 18, 2012- May 01, 2012

Catalog Description: Spring. Organic chemistry for prenursing students. Also serves as a terminal course for nonscience majors. Bonding, chemical geometry, structure relations, biologically important compounds.

Semester Details:

Content: Chemistry 120 covers topics in organic chemistry as they apply to biochemistry and healthcare. Topics include bonding, functional groups, stereochemistry, and reactivity put in the context of DNA, lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins. Laboratory experiments include isolation of biomolecules, simple organic synthesis, and analysis of organic compounds.

Chemistry 141 is a required prerequisite.  

No textbook is required.

The schedule of courses on O.P.U.S. is the official listing of courses, including days and times they meet and the General Education Requirements they satisfy. Students should use course descriptions as general guidelines. Course requirements, grading details, book lists, and syllabi are subject to change.