Class+Notes

=Class Notes= This week we will begin Unit One discussing the chemistry of life. Please make sure you at least skim the chapters ahead of time to keep up with class discussion.

Monday:
Introductions The Chemical Context of Life (Ch. 1) --Essential Elements of Life --Introduction to the Periodic Table --Chemical Bonding

Tuesday:[[image:http://www.humboldt.edu/~rap1/ChemSupp/Images/3D_WaterHbnds_wiki.jpg width="200" height="196" align="right" caption="Hydrogen Bonds Between Water Molecules"]]
Water and the Fitness of the Environment (Ch. 2) --Hyrdrogen Bonds --Emergent Properties of Water --Acids and Bases

Wednesday:
Review Quiz 1 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life (Ch. 3) --Introduction to Organic Chemistry --Carbon: Backbone of Life --Functional Groups and ATP

Thursday:
The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules (Ch. 4) --Macromolecules --Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins --Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA

Friday:
Review Quiz 2

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