Introduction to chemistry - an experimental science; properties of matter and the structure of the atom; the periodic table - guide to properties, structure and bonding; structure and properties of ionic and covalent compounds; the chemical equation and stoichiometry; energy relationships and states of matter; solutions and chemical reactions; the nucleus and radioactivity; an introduction to organic chemistry; saturated hydrocarbons - alkanes; unsaturated hydrocarbons - alkenes, alkynes and aromatics; alcohols, thiols and ethers; aldehydes and ketones; carbohydrates; carboxylic acid derivatives; lipids and their function in biochemical systems; amines and amides; protein conformation and function; enzyme catalysis; carbohydrate metabolism; metabolism and energy production; fatty acid metabolism; introduction to molecular genetics; nutrition.
