Description
Chemistry for nursing and health-related professions. Topics in this course include measurements, matter and energy, measurement, unit conversions, periodic trends, isotopes, ions, bonding, reactions, energy, solutions, and acids/bases. Organic chemistry relevant to the health sciences is also covered including functional groups, carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, isomers and protein and lipid structure. The laboratory experiments highlight topics covered in the lecture. The course consists of three hours lecture, two and one-half hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in MTH 123 (or equivalent college-level math course) is required.