CHM 132 Organic and Biochemistry

Lecture: 3 Lab: 3 Clinic: 0 Credits: 4

This course provides a survey of major functional classes of compounds in organic and biochemistry. Topics include structure, properties, and reactions of the major organic and biological molecules and basic principles of metabolism. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of fundamental chemical concepts needed to pursue studies in related professional fields.

This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a general education course in Natural Science.

Pre-requisite(s): CHM 131 and CHM 131A or CHM 151 .
Course is typically offered in Spring.
Course has transfer restrictions - 20 years

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At completion of the course, the student should be able to do the following:

Determine the most common organic functional groups.
Explain how properties of functional groups dictate the chemical and physical properties of organic compounds, such as drugs.
Investigate all classes of organic molecules that play important roles in human health.
Predict the outcome of any given chemical process (oxidation, reduction, and combustion …etc).
Integrate their knowledge of chemistry into biochemistry with respect to the three biological macromolecules of carbohydrates.
Distinguish between the various biological functions of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.
Figure out the chemical and physical properties of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins based on the functional groups present.
Apply their knowledge of general, organic and biochemistry to describe and analyze relevant issues in the work field.
Apply the concepts learned, in the lecture, in a laboratory experiments.