Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in bio-informatics and modelling (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
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