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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Biological Chemistry 2026W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| This course introduces students to the fundamentals of physical chemistry, focussing on the fundamentals of chemical reaction kinetics, transport and surface processes. Basic knowledge of electrochemistry is also given. Students gain an overview of the most important physical-chemical terms and concepts for describing how reaction rates are measured and represented in rate laws and apply them to biochemical problems. They learn the basic concepts of transport and relevant quantities for biochemical applications with focus on various environments. Students acquire scientifically sound, fundamental and method-orientated knowledge of physical chemistry, which they can use to understand and explain biochemical processes. In the exercises, calculation techniques on these topics are deepened and in particular the ability to solve application tasks reliably is taught.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| "More specifically, upon completion of the course they will be able to
- know, explain and apply the terms reactive and non-reactive kinetics and electrochemistry correctly and explain and apply concepts of physical chemistry clearly in their own words (k2, k3, k4)
- understand and explain how reaction rates are measured and represented in rate laws and apply them to biochemical problems. (k2, k3, k4)
- describe transport phenomena and know and apply the relevant terms and quantities (k2, k3)
- relate or transform the transport of ions and thermodynamic functions from one to the other. (k3, k4)
- apply the contents of the lecture in practice using calculation examples and to work out solutions independently. (k3, k5)
- present their results on the blackboard and discuss them orally. (k3, k6)"
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"• M. Soustelle, An Introduction to Chemical Kinetics, 2011, Wiley
• P. L. Houston: Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, Dover, 2006
• Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences, Peter Atkins, George Ratcliff, Mark Wormald, Julio de Paula, Oxford University Press; 3 th edition, 2023
• Elements of Physical Chemistry , Peter Atkins, Julio de Paula Wiley, 2017
• Physical Chemistry: Principles and Applications in Biological Sciences Tinoco Jr., Ignacio, Kenneth Sauer, James C. Wang , Joseph D. Puglisi , Gerard Harbison, David Rovnyak, Pearson; 15th edition 2013"
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| Criteria for evaluation |
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Corresponding lecture |
663PHCHBKTV25: VL Biochemical Kinetics and Transportphenomena
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| Is completed if |
663PHCHPC1V20: VL Physical Chemistry for Biological Chemistry I (4,5 ECTS) AND 290PHCHCTDK18: KV Chemical Thermodynamics (1,5 ECTS)
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663PHCHBKTV25: VL Biochemical Kinetics and Transportphenomena (3 ECTS) AND 663PHCHBCTK25: KV Biochemical Thermodynamics (3 ECTS)
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