Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 140)
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Year 1 Dental Science.
Contact: Lectures: 65 hours at 2 per week in semester one, and 3 per week in semester two. Laboratory work: nine 3 hour sessions in semester two.
Objectives:
On completion of this course, students should:Comprehend: the elementary theory of chemical bonding in organic molecules; the stereochemistry of simple organic molecules and its application to the understanding of the relation between molecular shape and biological activity; the nature of the important classes of biologically-important molecules and their functions; the elementary theory of chemical bonding in co-ordinated metal ion complexes and the importance of trace transition metals in life processes; the thermodynamics and kinetics of biologically-important reactions and processes; elementary UV-visible spectroscopy.
Have developed skills: to observe chemical reactions and to accurately record observations on chemical systems; to safely carry out simple laboratory manipulations of chemical substances; to use several different instrumental techniques to study the properties of chemical systems.
Appreciate: the importance of rational, critical and independent thought in all branches of science.
Content:
Physical and chemical properties of organic substances. Reactions of the functional groups found in biological molecules. Basic chemistry of biological macromolecules. The structure of biological membranes. Metal ions in biological systems. Elementary bonding theory. Electrolyte chemistry. Introduction to aspects of chemical kinetics and thermodynamics applied to biologically-important molecules and systems. Elementary UV-visible spectroscopy.
Assessment:
A one hour written examination at the end of semester one (20 per cent); a 3-hour written examination at the end of semester two on material from both semesters (60 per cent); continuous assessment of laboratory exercises during semester two (20 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 140)
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