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General Chemistry with Elements of Bioorganic Chemistry

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Course ID: 1100-1BO09
Erasmus code / ISCED: 13.301 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0531) Chemistry The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: General Chemistry with Elements of Bioorganic Chemistry
Name in Polish: Podstawy chemii z elementami biochemii
Organizational unit: Faculty of Physics
Course groups: (in Polish) Fizyka, ścieżka fizyka medyczna; przedmioty dla I roku
(in Polish) Fizyka, ścieżka neuroinformatyka; przedmioty dla I roku
(in Polish) ZFBM - Zastosowania fizyki w biologii i medycynie; Wariant A
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: Polish
Type of course:

obligatory courses
Short description:

The lecture is addressed for non-chemistry students and is aimed at introduction to the elementary concepts of modern chemistry and bioorganic chemistry. The students will be exposed to the basic knowledge on structural chemistry and dynamic stereochemistry and also on inter- and intramolecular interactions that are fundamental for supramolecular chemistry.
Full description:

The course systematically presents selected fundamental aspects of modern general, structural, organic and bioorganic chemistry.

Programme:

1. The structure of matter: atoms, elements, isotopes. Periodic Table of elements. Atomic orbitals. Electronegativity and its correlation with other properties. Chemical bonding. Non-bonding interactions. The role of hydrogen bond in nature.

2. Thermodynamic description of the chemical reactions: enthalpy and entropy, theory of the transition state. Basic concepts of catalysis.

3. Reactivity of organic compounds. Acids and bases. Ions equilibria in water solutions. The concept of pH. The formation of the chemical bond - molecular orbitals and geometry of the molecule. Introduction to stereochemistry.

4. Fundamentals of organic chemistry. Hydrocarbons - their structure and reactivity. Stereochemistry of organic compounds. Classes of functional groups and the reactivity of organic molecules. Aromaticity and the electronic properties of matter.

5. Fundamentals of biochemistry and bioorganic chemistry. Metabolism of the living organisms: photosynthesis, Calvin and Krebs cycles. The formation of natural products from primary and secondary metabolism. Low molecular weight natural compounds. Biopolimers and their functions. Biological membranes. Enzymes and their mode of action. Biotechnology.

Description by Zbigniew Czarnocki, June 2009
Bibliography:

1. Bielański A. Chemia ogólna i nieorganiczna, PWN, Warszawa 2002.

2. M.J. Sienko, R.A. Plane Chemia, wyd. VI, WNT Warszawa 2002.

3. E. Białecka-Florjańczyk, J. Włostowska Chemia organiczna WNT, Warszawa 2003

4. L. Jones, P. Atkins Chemia ogólna, PWN, Warszawa 2004.

5. M. Tarasiewicz (red.). Podstawy chemii, Wyd. UwB, Białystok 1998.

6. Pajdowski L. Chemia ogólna, PWN, Warszawa 1985.
Learning outcomes:

Student should acquire a basic knowledge on modern chemistry and bioorganic chemistry, including:

•general description of main classes of chemical compounds

•explain the relationship between main classes of chemical compounds

•understand the transformations different classes of natural products

•ability to predict possible biochemical, pharmacological and environmental consequences of given structural motifs in the chemical compound of industrial, economic or pharmacological importance
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Written or oral exam in the form of personal contacts or on-line
Practical placement:

Not applicable

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Zbigniew Czarnocki
Group instructors: (unknown)
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Examination

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Zbigniew Czarnocki
Group instructors: (unknown)
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Examination
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