Water
Video Clips
RealVideo®10:10 minutes (0:00 - 10:10)
Molecules, polarity, and hydrogen bonds. Examples: water and carboxylic acid.
Instructors: Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
Prior Knowledge: Chemistry background-thermal energy, bond energy, and kilocalories
RealVideo®9:35 minutes (25:48 - 35:23)
Hydrogen bonds form due to interactions between partial charges created by electron sharing. H bonds are weaker than covalent bonds.
Instructors: Prof. Penny Chisholm, Prof. Graham Walker, Dr. Julia Khodor, Dr. Michelle Mischke
Prior Knowledge: None
Lecture Notes
PDFAll pages
Biochemical forces that drive all molecular interaction in biology.
Instructors: Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
Prior Knowledge: None
Practice Problem
PDFProblem 4 (page 6)
The importance of water and energy for living organisms.
Instructors: Prof. Penny Chisholm, Prof. Graham Walker, Dr. Julia Khodor, Dr. Michelle Mischke
Exam Questions
PDFProblems 1, 3 (page 2)
Chemical bonds and interactions in biological molecules.
Instructors: Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Dr. Claudette Gardel
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