Chemistry for Health Sciences

• 1. Introduction to Chemistry and Measurement

• 1.1. The Scientific method

  1.2. Matter and Energy

  1.3. Units of measurement

  1.4. Scientific notation, SI, and metric system

  1.5. Measurement and significant figures

  1.6. Conversion factor and factor label method

  1.7. Density specific gravity and specific heat

• 2. Atoms and Elements

• 2.1. Atoms

  2.2. Elements

  2.3. Trace elements

  2.4. Atomic number and mass number

  2.5. Periodic Table

  2.6. The Mole

  2.7. The Arrangement of electrons

  2.8. Radioactive isotopes

• 3. Chemical Bonding and Compounds

• 3.1. The octet rule

  3.2. Ionic compounds

  3.3. Covalent bonds

  3.4. Molecules

  3.5. Formula weight, molecular weight and molar mass

• 4. Introduction to Organic Chemistry

• 4.1. Structural formulas

  4.2. Polar covalent bonds, shape, and polarity

  4.3. Non-covalent interactions

  4.4. Families of organic compounds

• 5. Chemical Reactions

• 5.1. Chemical equations

  5.2. Reaction types

  5.3. Reactions involving water

  5.4. Oxidation and reduction

  5.5. Mole and mass relationships in reactions

  5.6. Calculating the yield of a reaction

  5.7. Free energy and reaction rate

• 6. Gases, Solids, Liquids, Solutions and Colloids

• 6.1. Gases and pressure

  6.2. The gas laws

  6.3. Partial pressure

  6.4. Solutions

  6.5. Precipitation reactions

  6.6. Solubility of gases in water

  6.7. Organic and biochemical compounds

  6.8. Concentration

  6.9. Dilution

  6.10. Colloids and suspensions

• 7. Acids, Bases and Equilibrium

• 7.1. Acids and bases

  7.2. Brønsted-lowry acids and bases

  7.3. Equilibrium

  7.4. Le châtlier’s principle

  7.5. Ionization of water

  7.6. The ph scale

  7.7. Acid and base strength

  7.8. Neutralizing acids and base

• 8. Functional Groups in Organic Chemistry

• 8.1. Alkanes

  8.2. Constitutional isomers

  8.3. Conformations

  8.4. Alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic compounds

  8.5. Reactions of hydrocarbons

• 9. Alcohol, Aldehyde and Ketone

• 9.1. Alcohol, ethers, and related compounds

  9.2. Aldehydes and ketones

• 10. Carbohydrates

• 10.1. Monosaccharides

• 11. Lipid and Membrane

• 11.1. Fatty acids

  11.2. Triglycerides

  11.3. Phospholipids and glycolipids

  11.4. Steroids

• 12. Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins and Enzymes

• 12.1. Amino acids

  12.2. The peptide bond

  12.3. Protein structure

  12.4. Enzymes

• 13. Nucleic Acids, DNA and RNA

• 13.1. Nucleic acid building blocks

  13.2. Nucleoside di- and triphosphates, cyclic nucleotides

  13.3. DNA structure

  13.4. Nucleic acids and information flow

  13.5. DNA replication

  13.6. Transcription and RNA

  13.7. Mutation

• 14. Metabolism

• 14.1. Metabolic pathways, energy, and coupled reactions

  14.2. Overview of metabolism

  14.3. Glycolysis

  14.4. Gluconeogenesis

  14.5. The citric acid cycle

  14.6. Electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation

  14.7. Lipid metabolism