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The biological and environmental chemistry part covers fundamental concepts of general, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry, e.g. atomic and molecular structure, thermodynamic and kinetics, classes of organic and biological molecules, structure-function relationship, carbon chemistry, natural compounds and environmental pollutants and their effect on plants and animals.
Problem solving workshop and practical laboratory skills reinforce the conceptual understanding.
The mathematics part covers numbers, logarithms and powers, algebra including arithmetic and aspects of symmetry, calculus with differentiation and integration and graphical representations of equations.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to
LO1: understand equations, variables and their graphical representations.
LO2: apply basic mathematical concepts to scientific problems and laboratory tasks.
LO3: write a scientific laboratory report.
LO4: analyse and present experimental data in scientific form and format.
LO5: understand the underlying chemical concepts of biological and environmental systems.
LO6: understand the structure and function of organic and biological molecules.