This course is designed to introduce the principles of physical chemistry to students primarily interested in the biochemical, biological, or medical professions. Topics of physical chemistry are presented from the viewpoint of their applications to biochemical problems. Included are discussions of thermodynamics and biochemical energetics, properties of solutions and electrolytes, electrochemical cells and biological oxidation-reduction systems, chemical and enzyme kinetics and mechanisms, and spectroscopic analysis of biochemical systems. Format: lectures, three hours a week; laboratory, four hours a week. Evaluation is based on problem sets, laboratory work, two hour tests, and a final exam. Prerequisites: Chemistry 201-202, or Chemistry 155 and 251/255, and Mathematics 104 or equivalent. May be taken concurrently with Chemistry 256 with permission of instructor. No enrollment limit (expected: 10).