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Course Catalog 01/02

Chemical and Metallurgical Eng
KMK604 Chemistry A 30.0 ECTS credits
TIMEPERIOD: Q I-II or Q I-IV LANGUAGE:Swedish EXAMINER Mats Lindberg Univ lekt PREREQUISITES Basic qualifications, Mathematics D and Chemistry B. COURSE AIM Item 1. General chemistry The course provides basic knowledge and skills in chemistry. Item 2. Chemical bonding in organic chemistry Organic nomenclature Structure and isomerism Physical and chemical properties of organic compounds Theories and modells for reaction mechanisms in organic chemical reactions Organic chemical reactions Methods of analysis and purification of organic compounds Protein structure and function Carbohydrate structure and function Fats, lipids and biological membranes - structure and function Transport of materia and information within, and between, cells Models for enzymatic catalysis and regulation of enzyme activity The organisation and expression of the genetic material Recombinant DNA-techniques Main pathways in carbohydrate, fatty acis, and amino acid metabolism Photosynthesis CONTENTS Item 1. Fundamental concepts and general laboratory skills. Inorganic nomenclature and chemical equations. Ideal and real gases. Gas kinetics Basic thermochemistry and thermodynamics. The structure of the atom and the periodic table. Chemical bonding and molecular orbital theory. The acid-base concept. Chemical equilibria in homogenous and heterogeneous systems. Item 2. Chemical bonding in organic chemistry Structure and isomerism Physical and chemical properties of organic compounds Reaction mechanisms Methods of analysis and purification of organic compounds Synthetic and natural polymers Metabolic processes, organisation and regulation The organisation and expression of the genetic material Recombinant DNA-techniques TEACHING The instruction consists of lectures and laboratory classes. The laboratory classes are compulsory. EXAMINATION Written exams, which are graded. Laboratory reports. COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,G,VG ITEMS/CREDITS
Laboratory work	2.25ECTS
Laboratory work	2.25ECTS
Written exam	5.25ECTS
Written exam	5.25ECTS
Laboratory work biochemistry	1.50ECTS
Laboratory work organic chemistry	1.50ECTS
Written exam - Biochemistry	6.00ECTS
Written exam - Organic chemistry	6.00ECTS
COURSE LITERATURE Item 1. Zumdahl, S.H.: Chemical Principles, 3rd edition, Houghton Mifflin 1998. Complete Solutions for Chemical Principles, 3rdedition Compendium Kemiska Data Item 2. Fox and Whitesell: Core Organic Chemistry, Jones and Bartlett 1997 Horton, Moran, Ochs, Rawn, Scrimgeour: Principles of Biochemistry, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall 1996 REMARKS See also the web-page (http://www.km.luth.se/ugst/chemit/kmk604/introeng.htm) Further information: international Office Further information: International Office

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