General and Inorganic Chemistry

The course, in line with the educational objectives of the degree course, provides the theoretical and experimental foundations of the chemical sciences and familiarises students with the language of this discipline. It aims to provide students with the basic knowledge in chemistry in order to be able to tackle other chemical and professional courses specific to the degree course (e.g. in biochemistry and molecular biology) with rigour and scientific method.

The desired learning outcomes at the end of the course will mainly consist of understanding the chemical description of phenomena of both general and more strictly biological interest. These aspects are expected to be complemented by the ability to critically evaluate and understand, also by means of a correct and well-considered bibliographic research, texts of biotechnological interest that require knowledge of both implicit and explicit chemical aspects. The course also aims to offer training, more generally understood though moving from the chemical sphere, in the ability to process quantitative aspects of the scientific method and the ability to communicate these aspects through scientifically correct language and an adequate graphical representation of the data and information. Taken as a whole, these aspects will enable the student to pursue the study of various chemical-biological and quantitative topics independently both in the context of the degree course and in a professional context.