1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

environmental aspects. Corrosion and protection of metals,
crystal types and packing models.
Practical chemistry; predicting chemical reactions,
equilibria, kinetics, potentiometric titration, metals, solution
skills.
SC154P Chemistry
10 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Content
Quantitative aspects of chemical reactions with strong
emphasis on writing and using balanced chemical reactions.
Properties of chemical reactions; extent and equilibria
involving gases and solutions.
Electrical energy and chemical reactions - redox; galvanic
cells, electrode potentials and the Nernst equation. Heat
energy and chemical reactions - thermochemistry;
Enthalpy and Hess's Law, calorimeters.
Kinetics of chemical reactions; order, rate equation.
Organic chemistry; nomenclature, and classes of
compounds.
Corrosion and protection of metals, crystal types and
packing models.
Environmental Chemistry, acid rain and water pollution.
Practical chemistry; predicting chemical reactions,
equilibria, kinetics, potentiometric titration, metals, solution
skills.
SC173 Biology
16.6 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
A first semester subject offered for first year students
enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program.
Objectives and content
The subject introduces the cell as the basic biological unit,
considers tissues as aggregates of cells with specialised
functions and then proceeds to treat the following systems
in some detail.
Cardiovascular system properties of blood; anatomy and
physiology of the heart. Mechanical and eleectrical events of
the cardiac cycle; cardiac output. Regulation of heart rate
vl and blood pressure, haemostasis.
-. Respiratory system anatomy of the respiratory system; gas
8 exchange and transport; control of respiration. The
o properties of haemoglobin.
L
P. - Renal system and water balance structure of the kidney and
urinary system. Basic renal processes. Regulation of
extracellular volume and osmolarity.
Digestive system the arrangement and functions of the
digestive system.
Skeletal system calcium regulation, structure of bone.
Muscular system types of muscle and their roles. Mechanism
of contraction. Conduction in the heart.
Immune systems reticulo endothelial system. Inflammation,
phagocytosis; lymphocytes, cell-mediated immunity,
antibbody-mediated immunity.
Nervous svstem nerves and excitabilitv: , *
transmission. the
synapse; simple reflex arc. Overview of fuunctions and
structures in the central nervous system.
Endocrine system functions, major glands, their products
and functions.
Reproductive system anatomy, gametogenesis,
contraception, pregnancy.
Integration of body systems responses to stresses such as
exercise, shock.
Practical work in the course includes use of the microscope
in the examination of cells and tissues, the testing of body
parameters and physiological functions using charts,
biological models and equipment.
SC 174
Biology
16.6 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
A second semester subject for first year students enrolled in
the Bachelor of Arts program.
Ob jedives
To develop insights into the cell as the basic functional
unit of the biological world.
To understand the morphology of the cell and the roles
of the various sub-cellular structures and organelles.
To develop an appreciation of the role of enzymes in the
functioning of cells, and the role of biochemical
pathways in effecting chemical conversions within the
cell.
To develop an introductory understanding of the nature
of the world of microorganisms.
To develop at introductory level an understanding of the
way in which DNA determines the characteristics of
organisms.
Content
Cell structure and function. Basic biochemistry, chemical
composition of cells. General structures and function of
carbohydrate, protein and fat. Role of enzymes, coenzymes
and mineral elements in metabolism. Metabolism of
glucose. Metabolism of fat.
Basic microbiology. Elements of microbial world covering
viruses, rickettsia, bacteria, algae, protozoa and fungi.
Methods of growing, isolating and handling microorganisms.
Microbes and pathogenicity.
Genetics. Genes, chromosomes, cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis.
DNA structure. Replication, transcription and translation of
genes. Genetic engineering. The Human Genome Project.
Genetic traits, crosses, genotypes and phenotypes. Gene
pools, Hardy-Weinberg Law, drift flow and mutation.
Cytogenetics, karyotypes, genetic defects and evolution.
Practical work covering the above topics.
Recommended reading
Knox, B., Ladiges, P, & Evans, B. Biology, McGraw-Hill, 1994