CHEM 102 - Contemporary Problems in Chemistry with Laboratory

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Wellesley College

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Reisberg Topic for 2009-10: Understanding Drugs. A study of a wide variety of drugs, both legal and illegal. The focus will be on how these molecules affect our minds and bodies based on an understanding of their biochemistry. Topics will include antibiotics, steroids, stimulants, intoxicants, narcotics, and hallucinogens. The history, discovery, development, testing, regulation and prohibition of these substances will also be considered. The laboratory will include synthesis and analysis of an analgesic and an intoxicant, plus the detection of drugs in our bodies and on currency. Prerequisite: Open to all students except those who have taken any other chemistry course. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: Spring Unit: 1.25

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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