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Instructor:    David S. Perry
                      KNCL 302
  Phone: 330-972-6825
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Lecture:      MTWF 1:10 - 2:00 PM in Arts & Sci 144

Office Hours: Mon., Tues. 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Students are also invited to make appointments or to "walk-in" any time I am available in my office.
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 Text:      

I. Tinoco, K. Sauer, J. C. Wang, and J. D. Puglisi, Physical Chemistry, Principles and Applications in Biological Sciences, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2002.

You will also need to have available a good freshman general chemistry text.  Tinoco’s text is weak on examples and illustrations and it assumes that you already know a lot, so keep your freshman text handy.  For this purpose, Silberberg’s Chemistry -  The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change (3rd, 4th or 5th edition.) is best because it has many great biochemical applications and illustrations.  Silberberg’s Principles of General Chemistry also covers the core background material that you will need.
   

Overview:

    This course presents the physical principles that govern molecular structure and chemical reactivity in chemical and biochemical systems.  We will answer questions such as, “How do we know whether a chemical reaction will occur?”, “How fast will it go?”, “Will it consume or produce energy?”, “Why do atoms stick together to form molecules?”, “How do we determine the primary, secondary, and tertiary structures of biomolecules?”, and “How can we understand those structures?”  The course will involve lectures, homework problems, quizzes, and examinations.