Chemistry - methods and measurement; the structure of the atom; elements, atoms, and the periodic table; structure and properties of ionic and covalent compounds; calculations and the chemical equation; states of matter - gases, liquids, and solids; reactions and solutions; chemical and physical change - energy, rate, and equilibrium; charge-transfer reaction - acids and bases and oxidation-reduction; radioactivity and nuclear medicine; an introduction to organic chemistry - the saturated hydrocarbons; the unsaturated hydrocarbons - alkenes, alkynes, and aromatics; alcohols, phenols, thiols, and ethers; aldehydes and ketones; carbohydrates; carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives; lipids and their functions in biochemical systems; amines and amides; protein structure and function; enzymes; carbohydrate metabolism; aerobic respiration and energy production; fatty acid metabolism; introduction to molecular genetics.
