<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: course 14AE with grade of C– or better. Enforced requisite or corequisite: Life Sciences 30B or Mathematics 3B or 31B with grade of C– or better. Not open to students with credit for course 14B, 20B, or 30A. Introduction of concepts in physical chemistry that are critical for understanding of molecular basis of life. Includes concepts in thermodynamics, which are required to predict what chemical reactions occur spontaneously, and concepts in kinetics, which are required to predict reaction rate. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Chemistry and Biochemistry

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College of Letters and Science

Chemistry is concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of substances, the transformations of these substances into others by reactions, and the kinds of energy changes that accompany these reactions.

General Catalog

General Chemistry for Life Scientists II - Enhanced

CHEM14BE

4 units