{"id":378,"date":"2019-06-27T12:30:40","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T19:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:01:06","slug":"chem-104","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/courses\/chem-104\/","title":{"rendered":"CHEM 104: General Organic and Biochemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Information <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course will cover the basic principles of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry as needed to understand the biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology or the human body. This course is intended mainly for students pursuing health professions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>S<\/em>tudent Learning Outcomes: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Basic Organic Chemical Principles &#8212; Successful students will be able to understand the basic principles of organic chemistry relating to simple<br><br>structure and reactivity of hydrocarbons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Molecular Life Cycles &#8212; Successful students will be able to understand the basic energy cycles of life on the molecular level and be<br><br>able to correlate structure and function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding Of Periodic Table &#8212; Successful students will have a general understanding of the Periodic Table Of Elements and be cognizant<br><br>of the simple periodicity of the chemical elements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prerequisites:<em>\u00a0<\/em>none<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Semesters &amp; Campuses Offered:\u00a0Fall, Spring @ San Marcos, Rancho Bernardo, Fallbrook; Summer @ San Marcos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Textbooks (required): Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry by Karen Timberlake, 12th edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Materials:\u00a0scientific calculator, safety glasses\/goggles (Z-87 Rating), completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/chemistry-safety-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safety Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2020\/06\/CHEM-110L-Lab-Manual-5e-pp-21-22-updated-2020-06-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Excel: Creating Linear Graphs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2020\/06\/CHEM-110L-Lab-Manual-5e-11.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Periodic Table Review Worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/207\/2020\/06\/Periodic-Tables.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Downloadable Periodic Tables<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/chemical-safety\/basics\/glassware-and-equipment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Common Lab Equipment via ACS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study Links &amp; Materials <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/concept-practice-videos-workbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Concept Practice: Videos &amp; Workbook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.ucalgary.ca\/courses\/351\/WebContent\/orgnom\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organic Chemistry IUPAC Nomenclature Review via UCalgary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.ucalgary.ca\/courses\/351\/WebContent\/orgnom\/structureToName.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organic Chemistry Nomenclature Practice via UCalgary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.chemistry.msu.edu\/faculty\/reusch\/VirtTxtJml\/Questions\/Nomencl\/nomencl.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Organic Chemistry Nomenclature Practice via Michigan State<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/test-prep\/mcat\/biomolecules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Varied topics on Biomolecules via KhanAcademy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/organic-chemistry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Varied topics on Organic Chemistry via KhanAcademy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/chemistry\/ap-chemistry\/periodic-table-ap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Periodic Table of Elements topics via KhanAcademy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quia.com\/quiz\/386664.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lab Equipment Practice via Quia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course Information This course will cover the basic principles of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry as needed to understand the biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology or the human body. This course is intended mainly for students pursuing health professions. Student Learning Outcomes: Prerequisites:\u00a0none Semesters &amp; Campuses Offered:\u00a0Fall, Spring @ San Marcos, Rancho Bernardo, Fallbrook; Summer&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/courses\/chem-104\/\">Continue Reading<span> CHEM 104: General Organic and Biochemistry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":0,"parent":345,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-378","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378\/revisions\/1301"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/chemistry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}