2017-2018 / CHIM0632-1

Chemistry

Duration

30h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in bio-informatics and modelling (120 ECTS)6 crédits 

Lecturer

André Luxen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

1. Introduction

2. Atoms

3. Compounds and chemical bonding

4. Molecular forces

5. Organic compounds - Isomerism

6. Biological macromolecules

7. Molecular shape and structure

8. Chemical analysis

9. Chemical reactions

10. Energy: what makes reactions go?

11. Kinetics: what affects the speed of reactions?

12. Equilibria: in which direction do reactions go?

13. The aqueous environment

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

This course focuses on the key chemical concepts which students of bioinformatics need to understand

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

none

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

30h

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

This course has 15 lectures delivered during the first semester.

Recommended or required readings

Textbook:

Chemistry for the Biosciences
The essential concepts

Crowe, Bradshaw & Monk

Oxford University Press (594p)

ISBN: 0-19-928097-5

40¿

Assessment methods and criteria

written exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

André LUXEN
Université de Liège
Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron - B30
4000 LIEGE
Tel : 043662360
E-mail : aluxen@ulg.ac.be