Physical science for health care 1
BDN
Mr R J Lyall
6 points * First semester * Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week plus seven 2-hour laboratory/tutorial classes during semester * Gippsland
The subject is designed to enable the intending health scientist to understand and apply the basic principles of chemistry that are essential to health care. The course is divided into three compulsory units: `Fundamentals of chemistry' (measurement, chemical formulae, equations and states of matter), `Bio-inorganic chemistry' (chemical reactions, solutions, acids, bases and buffers) and `Bio-organic chemistry' (lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids). The subject is taught by lectures, tutorials and experimental/discussion sessions. Some programmed learning material is available. The teaching approach will place strong emphasis on relating theoretical concepts to their practical applications in the health science field.
Assessment
Subject tests: 65% * Assignment: 15% * Laboratory work: 20%
Prescribed texts
Timberlake K Chemistry 5th edn, Harper and Row, 1991