http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56:47 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 01:56:47 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=726733 This is a free course offered by the Saylor Foundation.'Bioorganic chemistry studies the chemistry of organic biomolecules. It is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field that combines organic chemistry and biochemistry. Please recall that organic chemistry investigates all molecules that contain carbon and hydrogen, and biochemistry focuses on the network of molecular pathways in the cell. Bioorganic chemistry employs organic chemistry to explain how enzymes catalyze the reactions of metabolic pathways and why metabolites react the way they do. Bioorganic chemistry aims to expand organic-chemical research on structures, synthesis, and kinetics in a biological direction.This one-semester course will cover several advanced chemistry topics and will discuss the chemistry behind biological processes. The course begins by introducing you to the mechanisms behind the most common biological chemical reactions (Unit 1). You will then take a closer look at the metabolic processes of biomolecules. You will apply your knowledge of the structural features of organic molecules to biomolecules (Unit 2). The next four units will cover the chemistry of metabolic processes in the cell: lipid metabolism (Unit 3), carbohydrate metabolism (Unit 4), amino acid metabolism (Unit 5), and nucleotide metabolism (Unit 6). This course will also discuss the medical significance of the relevant deficiencies of these pathways.This course features a number of Khan Academy™ videos. Khan Academy™ has a library of over 3,000 videos covering a range of topics (math, physics, chemistry, finance, history and more), plus over 300 practice exercises. All Khan Academy™ materials are available for free at www.khanacademy.org. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=680991 This course details the quantitative treatment of chemical processes in aquatic systems such as lakes, oceans, rivers, estuaries, groundwaters, and wastewaters. It includes a brief review of chemical thermodynamics that is followed by discussion of acid-base, precipitation-dissolution, coordination, and reduction-oxidation reactions. Emphasis is on equilibrium calculations as a tool for understanding the variables that govern the chemical composition of aquatic systems and the fate of inorganic pollutants. This course is offered through The MIT/WHOI Joint Program. The MIT/WHOI Joint Program is one of the premier marine science graduate programs in the world. It draws on the complementary strengths and approaches of two great institutions: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=681082 This course addresses the challenges of defining a relationship between exposure to environmental chemicals and human disease. Course topics include epidemiological approaches to understanding disease causation; biostatistical methods; evaluation of human exposure to chemicals, and their internal distribution, metabolism, reactions with cellular components, and biological effects; and qualitative and quantitative health risk assessment methods used in the U.S. as bases for regulatory decision-making. Throughout the term, students consider case studies of local and national interest. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=671587 The Michigan Education through Learning Objects (MELO) project is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort that has worked over the past three years to facilitate the integration of curriculum-based sequences of online learning objects (LOs) that complement classroom pedagogy in large enrollment gateway courses. MELO's goal is to enhance student learning, engagement, and persistence in college through the use of these learning objects. The materials represented in this collection are from the third year (MELO 3D) of the project. This award-winning project takes a unique approach to overcoming barriers to technology-enriched instruction by involving students (undergraduate and graduate) in addition to select faculty and staff from across different disciplines as key collaborators. By training select students and faculty to find, evaluate, adapt, create, and integrate LOs, the project facilitates the incorporation of high quality interdisciplinary and discipline-specific LOs into the curricula.The Open.Michigan collection serves as a central repository for materials created in association with the Michigan Education through Learning Objects project. The Materials tab contains training materials from the start of the projects, learning objects, survey instruments and conference abstracts from the project. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=671594 CHEM 216 builds on the experimental approach started in CHEM 211. Students participate in planning exactly what they are going to do in the laboratory by being given general goals and directions that have to be adapted to fit the specific project they will be working on. They use microscale equipment, which requires them to develop manual dexterity and care in working in the laboratory. They also evaluate the results of their experiments by checking for identity and purity using various chromatographic and spectroscopic methods.This course is part of the 2011-2013 MELO 3D project, supported by an LSA Instructional Technology Committee New Initiatives/New Infrastructure grant. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=658476 A computer based self standing course on Thermodynamics with 12 chapters covering content in thermodymanis course. The course presentation involves a step by step presentation with somke worked examples. The approach involves the method of constraints that makes clear what is processed and why - a major departure from tradational presentations. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=656569 Academic Earth offers free in-depth Online classes and courses from the world's leading scholars to encourage worldwide distance learning without any physical boundardies. 1500+ Video-based lectures in a variety of subjects from 30+ universities. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=645858 An online surface chemistry course with emphasis on surface analysis techniques.Course chapters include:1. Structure of Solid Surfaces (Miller indices, fcc, hcp, and bcc structures, surface energetics, particulate metals, and relaxation and reconstruction processes)2. Adsorption of Molecules on Surfaces (Adsorption/Desorption)3. The Langmuir Isotherm4. UHV & Effects of Gas Pressure5. Surface Analytical Techniques (AES, XPS, UPS, IR, EELS, SIMS, TPD, TPRS)6. Overlayer Structures & Surface Diffraction (LEED and RHEED)7. Surface Imaging & Depth Profiling (SEM, SAM, XPS, SIMS, Auger, STM, AFM)