A One-Semester General, Organic, and Biochemistry Course Format Linked by a Molecular Model Project

The article describes a curriculum for a condensed one-semester health sciences chemistry course that is tied together with a molecular model project. A course format of four sections is used to organize the abundant material of the course. Coverage of some organic chemistry topics is reduced, allow...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 75; no. 11; p. 1442
Main Author Tracy, Henry J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton Division of Chemical Education 01.11.1998
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Condensed matter physics
Course Content
Curricula
Mathematical models
Medicine
Molecular Structure
Nursing
Organic Chemistry
Science education
Sports
Sports medicine
United States > US
Maine
Second-Year Undergraduate
Nonmajor Courses
Curriculum
Computer-Based Learning
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Summary:The article describes a curriculum for a condensed one-semester health sciences chemistry course that is tied together with a molecular model project. A course format of four sections is used to organize the abundant material of the course. Coverage of some organic chemistry topics is reduced, allowing the course to focus on the more relevant biochemistry material. The semester-long molecular model project, which requires students to produce three-dimensional representations of important biomolecules and analyze the molecules' acid-base properties, serves as a bridge between the molecular structure, acid-base, and biochemistry sections of the course. This approach has been well received by the USM College of Nursing and students.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed075p1442