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Chemistry for Healthcare (SCI 495)

Term: Academic Year 2024-2025 - Spring Semester

Faculty

Joseph M Karpinski
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Schedule

Mon-Wed, 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM (1/13/2025 - 5/9/2025) Location: MAIN CARDH 203
Wed, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM (1/13/2025 - 5/9/2025) Location: MAIN CAPEH 221

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.