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Japanese
Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Liberal Arts Education Program
Lecture Code 63831001 Subject Classification Area Courses
Subject Name 化学と人間
Subject Name
(Katakana)
カガクトニンゲン
Subject Name in
English
Chemistry and human being
Instructor SHIMIZU NORIAKI
Instructor
(Katakana)
シミズ ノリアキ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Weds11-12:Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M301
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Face-to face Lectures using Power Point.
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 1 : Undergraduate Introductory
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 07 : Chemistry
Eligible Students Faculty of Law and Economics
Keywords molecular structure, water and oil, biopolymer, molecular biology, cancer, virus, bio-engineering
 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status within
Liberal Arts Education
Area Courses(Courses in Natural Sciences) Category:Chemistry 
Expected Outcome1. To be able to explain the formation and development processes and contemporary issues of each academic discipline.
2. To be able to explain historical and contemporary issues that span multiple academic disciplines from multifaceted perspectives. 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Our body consists of many chemical molecules.  Furthermore, our usual life utilizes many chemicals including food, cosmetics, medicines and others.  The purpose of this lecture is to learn the chemistry that is required for understanding these molecules and spending healthy life.  
 
Class Schedule lesson1
Guidance, What constitutes the world?-----history of chemistry, element, the periodic table, structure of atom.
lesson2
How the world is made up from atom?-----the covalent bond and the shape of molecule
lesson3
Why water is special?-----the hydrogen bond and the hydrophobic interaction.
lesson4
Combination of water and oil makes the place for life.----the chemistry of detergent, bubble and biomembrane.
lesson5
The organic molecule with carbon back born------it produces taste and changes consciousness.
lesson6
Large molecule that produce organism’s body (1) ------ carbohydrate and nucleic acids.
lesson7
Large molecule that produce organism’s body (2) ------protein
lesson8
Burning the fire of life by organizing chemical reactions-------catalysis and metabolism
lesson9
The chemistry of transmission /conversion of the life information.
lesson10
What is the information to make human?-------determination of base-sequence and the human genome.
lesson11
Tales of chromosomes and the parent-child relationship--------gathering the macromolecules to make super-macro structure.
lesson12
Why cancer develops?-----why the genome may be destroyed.
lesson13
What is the virus?-----, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
lesson14
What is the biomedicine?------why it attracts much attention.
lesson15
Examination. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Original prints will be distributed in lectures. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
 
(More Details) Power Point 
Learning techniques to be incorporated  
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
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Requirements This class focuses on the students in the humanities.  
Grading Method Final examination (40%), reports in lectures (30%), Attitude of class participation (30%)
 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message  
Other   
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Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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