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Purdue Chemistry for the Life Sciences Curriculum Reform Advisory Committee
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CHEMISTRY FOR LIFE SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATES
PHYSICS + EVOLUTION LIFE SCIENCES
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WHY DO LIFE-SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS REQUIRE THEIR UNDERGRADUATES TO STUDY CHEMISTRY?
The goal is to ensure that the students possess the understanding of chemistry necessary for a modern biology curriculum It follows that upper-level life-science courses should be able to depend on mastery of biologically relevant organic chemistry and biochemistry
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WHY DO LIFE-SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS REQUIRE THEIR UNDERGRADUATES TO STUDY CHEMISTRY?
Increased focus on providing laboratory experience for undergraduate students means an increased necessity for early facility with biochemical concepts
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NOW 2 semesters of General Chemistry + 2 semesters of laboratory
2 semesters of Organic Chemistry
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30 YEARS AGO 2 semesters of General Chemistry +
2 semesters of laboratory 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry
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NOW Less than 1/3 of life-science undergraduates study biochemistry--many take the course more than a year after completing organic chemistry Incomplete coordination of general-chemistry and organic-chemistry curriculum Insufficient focus on precisely the organic chemistry needed for preparation for biochemistry
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30 YEARS AGO Less than 1/3 of life-science undergraduates study biochemistry--many take the course more than a year after completing organic chemistry Incomplete coordination of general-chemistry and organic-chemistry curriculum Insufficient focus on precisely the organic chemistry needed for preparation for biochemistry
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NOW No exposure of students to computer-based tools for analysis of structures, reactivity, mechanism, synthesis, etc. Standard laboratories that lack substantial discovery component
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30 YEARS AGO No exposure of students to computer-based tools for analysis of structures, reactivity, mechanism, synthesis, etc. Standard laboratories that lack substantial discovery component
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