L3 - Chemistry (Accelerated)

This course is a survey of principles of organic and biochemistry, particularly as they relate to the health sciences. Areas studied include aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols and ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and enzymes. The courses is required of Nursing majors.

This introduction to Chemistry for students in the humanities, social sciences or communication arts presents some of the findings from the wide variety of fields in Chemistry to people who have remained isolated from these developments.

For non-majors this course introduces elementary topics in Chemistry with applications in society.

This course is designed to introduce the students to the chemical aspects of criminal investigation and the analytical techniques used in gathering evidence at the crime scene. Studies will include the chemistry of and the instrumentation used in drug identification, arson, paint/fiber/glass and other evidential identification from chemical residue.