1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

SC208 Cell Biology
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
Instruction: lectures, laboratory work Assessment: tests 30%,
examination 70%
Obiectives
To develop insights into the cell as the basic functional
unit of the biological world.
To understand the morphology of the cell and the roles
of the various sub-cellular structures and organelles.
To develop an appreciation of the role of enzymes in the
functioning of cells, and the role of biochemical
pathways in effecting chemical conversions within the
cell.
To develop an introductory understanding of the nature
of the world of microorganisms.
To develop at introductory level an understanding of the
way in which DNA determines the characteristics of
organisms.
Content
Cell structure and function. Basic biochemistry, chemical
composition of cells. General structures and function of
carbbhydrate, protein and fat. Role of enzymes, coenzymes
and mineral elements in metabolism. Metabolism of
glucose. Metabolism of fat.
Basic microbiology. Elements of microbial world covering
viruses, rickettsia, bacteria, algae, protozoa and fungi.
Methods of growing, isolating and handling microorganisms.
Microbes and pathogenicity.
Genetics. Genes, chromosomes, cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis.
DNA structure. Replication, transcription and translation of
genes. Genetic engineering. The Human Genome Project.
Genetic traits, crosses, genotypes and phenotypes. Gene
pools, Hardy-Weinberg Law, drift flow and mutation.
Cytogenetics, karyotypes, genetic defects and evolution.
Practical work covering the above topics.
Recommended reading
Knox, B., Ladiges, P, &Evans, B. Biology, McGraw-Hill, 1994
SC209 Biology
10 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
This is a first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Environmental Health)
For details see SC208 Biology.
SC252 Biological Chemistry
10 credit points li hours per week Hawthorn
Prerequisites: SC109 Biology. Assessment: examination/
assignment/practical work.
This is a first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Environmental Health)
Objectives
To study structure, reactions and identification of
organic compounds and macro-molecules.
e To study the structure and function of important
biological molecules.
Content
Organic chemistry alkanes, alkenes, alkynes; benzene and
derivatives; alcohols, aldehydes ketones, acetals, ketals,
carboxylic acids; esters, ethers; amines, amides; IUPAC
nomenclature; polymers.
Chemistry of living cells cellular homeostasis; major organic
groupings in tissues; biologically useful energy and ATP.
.Protein structure and function relation to catalysis,
transport, pumping. Membrane structure and finction;
membrane ootentials: imoulse . ,
transmission. Generation of
ATP; glycolytic pathway; anaerobic ATP generation; Krebs
cycle; fatty acid oxidation; electron transport; oxidative
ph~s~horylation.
Practical - -- work:
A selection of experiments to illustrate organic and
biochemical reactions.
Textbook
Beltelheim and March, General, Organic and Biological
Chemistry.
SC254 Chemistry
20 credit points 12 hours per week Hawthorn
Assessment: subject tests, end of semester exams, practical
reports and laborato perj4ormance
This is a first year sJject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Chemistry) and (Biochemistry/Chemistry)
Content
Chemical bonding. Electronic structure of atoms spectra,
energy levels, electronic configuration of elements, periodic
table. Electronic structure of molecules-arrays; covalent,
ionic, polar, metallic and multiple bonds; resonance; shapes
of molecules; molecular orbital theory; hybridisation;
hydrogen bonds, intermolecular forces.
Organic chemistry: alkenes and alkynes; benzene and other
aromatic compounds; alcohols; alkyl halides; ethers; nitriles
and amines; aldehydes and ketones; carboxylic acids and
their derivatives; general - reaction mechanisms.
Inorganic chemistry: ionic and metallic bonding, and crystal
structure.
Analytical chemistry: precipitation equilibria; complex ion .
equilibria; the Nernst equation.
Physical chemistry: thermodynamics, first law; thermochemistry;
.. . second law; entropy; free energy and equilibria;
Practical chemistry: analytical-volumetr~c, gravime~ric,
instrumental; inorganic: synthesis, reactions; organic:
techniques, synthesis, reactions, characterisation of
products.
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