CHEM 1510 Chemistry for Bioindustry I

2.5 - 1.5 - 3.0

Prerequisite

(2) College-level reading, writing, and math proficiency; and CHEM 1010, CHEM 1211, or CHEM 1212 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Corequisite

(1) CHEM 1510L - must be taken at the same time as this course.

Course Description

This course gives students entering a biotech career fundamental knowledge of those areas of chemistry that relate to bioindustrial principles. This course covers solids, liquids, and solutions; acids, bases, and buffers; rate; equilibrium; and an introduction to organic chemistry. The course material is presented in lecture form to introduce the topics and information, and the concepts are reinforced through laboratory experiments in CHEM 1510L. CHEM 1510 is taught during the first part of the quarter to be followed immediately by CHEM 1520. Both CHEM 1510 and 1520 must be completed for transfer as a four-semester credit chemistry course for baccalaureate work. Students registering for this course must also register for CHEM 1510L, which is the laboratory component of the course.