Summer 2019
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Course No: HSCI.2510-011; SIS Class Nbr: 1011; SIS Term: 2840
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
This course provides a foundation in basic chemistry for students majoring in the Health Sciences. Basic concepts covered include: properties of matter, energy, atomic and molecular structure, isotopes and radioactivity, chemical bonding, chemical formulae and reactions. Quantitative aspects of chemical processes, chemical equilibrium and the behavior of gases, including blood gases and their transport are discussed. Properties of water and solutions are studied and include units of concentration, osmosis, osmolality, and physiological fluid and electrolyte balance. The chemistry of acids, bases and buffers is reviewed with emphasis on physiological buffer systems. Quantitative aspects, acid/base balance, compensatory mechanisms and elementary diagnosis are discussed. The chemistry of inorganic trace elements and their physiological roles are investigated. Concepts of organic chemistry are introduced, including the structure and function of carbon, isomerism and the properties and selected reactions of the major functional groups important in human biochemistry.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Co-Req: HSCI 2530 Physiological Chem Lab I; HSCI 1020 A& P II and College of Health Sciences major or Nutrition Minor.
- Core Codes: STEM
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Javier Horta
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- M,W-Th | 9:10 AM-12:10 PM EST
- 2019 Summer: May 20 to Jul 01
- Course Level: Undergraduate
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Tuition: $1020
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Friday Class Meetings for On Campus / Face-to-Face Courses
Unless otherwise noted above
- Summer I Mon/Wed Evening Courses: Meet May 20-July 1 and include 3 FRIDAYS: May 24, June 7 and June 21 at the regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer I Tues/Thurs Evening Courses: Meet May 21-July 1 include 2 FRIDAYS: May 31 and June 14 at the regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer II Mon/Wed Evening Courses: Meet July 8 to Aug 15 include 2 FRIDAYS: July 12, July 26 at the regularly scheduled hours.
- Summer II Tues/Thurs Evening Courses: Meet July 9 to Aug 15 include 2 FRIDAYS: July 19 and August 12 at the regularly scheduled hours.
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