Heavy Metal Easy Listening

Undergraduate

What are all those metals in the periodic table good for? The course focuses on applications of metals and inorganic in the modern society, with the assumption that the audience are not specialists and thus 561 Winter 2027 Undergraduate Calendar requires only a basic background in chemistry. Select topics include metals in medical diagnosis/imaging; treatment of diseases such as cancer; the irreplaceable roles metals play in modern drug synthesis; electronic and clean energy applications; and a balanced consideration of the impacts of metals in the environment. The course will also consider how scientific discoveries are presented to non- specialized audiences in the modern media. (Prerequisite: BIOC-2010/2015.) (3 lecture hours a week.) 562 Winter 2027 Undergraduate Calendar