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[ 875GBICBCHK12 ] KV Basics in Chemistry for Bioinformatics

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Workload Education level Study areas Responsible person Hours per week Coordinating university
1,5 ECTS M1 - Master's programme 1. year Chemistry Uwe Monkowius 1 hpw Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Original study plan Master's programme Bioinformatics 2013W
Objectives Basics of General Chemistry
Subject
  • What’s chemistry?; History; Classification of matter; State of matter; Phases; Mixtures;
  • Atomic structure: Electromagnetic radiation; Photoelectric effect; Line spectra; Hydrogen atom - Bohr; Quantum numbers; Orbitals;
  • Atomic electronic configuration: Periodic Table; Atomic properties (size, ionization energy, electronic affinity);
  • Bonding and molecular structure: valence electrons; octet rule; ionic and covalent bond; Lewis structures; Radicals; VSEPR; Formal and partial charges; Bond polarity;
  • Intermolecular interactions: van-der-Waals and dipole-dipole interactions; hydrogen bonds;
  • Acid-Base-Theory: Brønstedt-, Lewis-theory; pH-value; equilibrium constant; acidity constant; HSAB concept;
  • Redox-reactions: oxidation numbers; oxidation; reduction; catalysis
  • Important natural products: amino acids, proteins (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structure); nucleobases; DNA; sugars
Criteria for evaluation Oral examination
Methods Lecture
Language English
Study material Presentation available via KUSSS
Changing subject? No
Corresponding lecture in collaboration with 875GBICIALK12 [or BIMPBKVIALS]: KV Introduction into Instrumental Analytics for Life-Sciences (3 ECTS)
equivalent to

BIMPBKVINAN: KV Einführung in die instrumentelle Analytik für Life-Sciences (4,5 ECTS)
On-site course
Maximum number of participants 35
Assignment procedure Direct assignment