Integrated Chemistry and Biology for First-Year College Students

Autor:	Mary M. Walczak, Kim A. Kandl, Beth R. J. Abdella, Jeffrey J. Schwinefus
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Protein structure Chemical engineering Chemistry media_common.quotation_subject Mathematics education Biochemical reactions Second law of thermodynamics Protein folding General Chemistry Entropy (energy dispersal) Boltzmann's entropy formula Education media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Chemical Education. 88:1257-1263
ISSN:	1938-1328 0021-9584
DOI:	10.1021/ed1001834
Popis:	A three-course sequence for first-year students that integrates beginning concepts in biology and chemistry has been designed. The first two courses that emphasize chemistry and its capacity to inform biological applications are described here. The content of the first course moves from small to large particles with an emphasis on membrane macrostructures and protein structure. Critical to this progression is an understanding of strong and weak bonding interactions within and between macrostructure subunits. The Boltzmann distribution and Boltzmann entropy are used in the second course to rationalize enthalpy and entropy changes in biochemical reactions and consequences of the second law of thermodynamics. Biochemical processes in the second course include protein folding, hydration, ligand binding to proteins, ATP hydrolysis, protein redox reactions, and enzyme kinetics. Attitude assessment indicated students were overwhelmingly satisfied with the course sequence. Students had a broader view of interdisc...
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