Biochemistry

Classes

BIOC 106: Ono Cooking and Food Science

Discipline
Biochemistry
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3
Designation
DP

This course is designed to integrate the science of food with the chemical, physical, and biological nature of food. It will incorporate Hawaiian resources and sustainability. The overall goal of this course is to enhance students’ understanding of the science of food using the home kitchen to demonstrate the principles of chemistry, biology, and physics of food through videos, meetings, inquiry-based activities, and a student-designed research project.

Recommended Preparation

High school chemistry and algebra.

Course Outcomes
  • Describe the fundamental molecules that provide the structure, function, and chemical/physical properties of foods;
  • Describe the microbiology and biotechnology in food systems;
  • Apply food science principles;
  • Describe the local resources that can be used in preparing or preserving food.

BIOC 106L: Ono Cooking and Food Science Laboratory

Discipline
Biochemistry
Credits 1 Lab Hours 3
Designation
DY

This laboratory course is designed to illustrate fundamental techniques in the chemical, physical, and biological nature of food through experimentation. It will incorporate Hawaiian resources and sustainability. The overall goal of this course is to enhance students’ understanding of the science of food.

Recommended Preparation

A passing grade in high school chemistry and algebra, or by instructor approval.

Prerequisites

Grade of C or better or registration in BIOC 106.

Course Outcomes
  • Discuss the relationship between food composition, molecular properties, and food characteristics.
  • Apply the scientific method.
  • Demonstrate the proper use of standard tools of a scientist.
  • Transform food through chemical and physical processes.

BIOC 141: Fundamentals of Biochemistry

Discipline
Biochemistry
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3
Designation
DP
Biological chemistry focusing on the integration of concepts from general, inorganic, and biochemistry and their application to living systems. Satisfies the one-semester chemistry requirement for pre-nursing and pre-dental hygiene majors.
Prerequisites

“C” or better in MATH 25, 26, 28, 29, 75X or higher.

Course Outcomes
  • Utilize precise chemical language to effectively communicate biochemical and allied health- related concepts and results.
  • Analyze and apply appropriate procedures for solving biochemical and allied health-related calculations involving solids, liquids, gases, and solutions.
  • Relate the location of an element in the periodic table to its electronic structure and chemical reactivity.
  • Describe ionic and covalent bonding theories and apply them to the construction of proper Lewis structures and prediction of molecular characteristics.
  • Relate biochemical and allied health-related concepts, theories and laws to everyday phenomena.