A study of the fundamental principles of chemistry, including the structure of matter, the nature of solutions, acids, bases, and salts, pH, and buffer action. The compounds and reactions studied are chosen mainly from the fields of organic chemistry and biochemistry and relate to the nature of life processes.

This course is designed to introduce the students to fundamental concepts of general, organic and biochemistry and connections of these chemical principles to the health field. Topics include measurement, atomic structure, periodic table, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, properties of gases, matter and energy, chemical bonding, acids and bases, nuclear chemistry, organic structures, physical and chemical properties of organic compounds, stereochemistry, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, enzymes and metabolism.