CHEM 14BE
General Chemistry for Life Scientists II—Enhanced
Chemistry and Biochemistry · 4 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Not open to students with credit for course 14B, 20B, or 20BH. Introduction to concepts in thermodynamics and kinetics that are critical for understanding of molecular basis of life. Chemical equilibria in gases and liquids, acid-base equilibrium; phase changes; thermochemistry; first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics; free energy changes; electrochemistry; chemical kinetics, including catalysis, and reaction mechanisms. Emphasis on developing problem-solving skills and collaborative interaction and learning.
P/NP or letter grading.
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Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced requisite: one course from 14A, 14AE, 20A, or 20AH with grade of C– or better. Enforced requisite or corequisite: Life Sciences 30B or Mathematics 3B or 31B with grade of C– or better.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
CHEM 14BE
- CHEM 14AGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I
- LIFESCI 30AMathematics for Life Scientists
- CHEM 14AEGeneral Chemistry for Life Scientists I—Enhanced
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