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Teaching is concentrated in the faculties and schools, and the departments deal with research, which is also conducted by institutes and chairs, at the same time responsible for knowledge promotion.
The chemical elements: Atomic structure basics.Periodic table.Chemical links: Covalent linkage and molecular geometry.Ionic bonds. Born-Haber cycle. Metallic links Intermolecular links (supramolecular chemistry). Foundations of organic and inorganic chemistry: Organic compounds Elements of inorganic chemistry. Thermodynamics and chemical balance: Principles of Thermodynamics.Thermochemistry.Chemical equilibrium. Balances in solutions: Introduction: solutions.Equilibria of proton transfer.Concept of acid and bases. Acidity constant. Concept of pH.Calculation of pH. Solubility and complexation.Oxidation-reduction reactionsElectrochemical batteries. ElectrolysisChemical kinetics: Formal chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms.
Origin and evolution of living beings.Biodiversity and filogènia. Molecular basis of living organisms.Structure, organisation and development of living organisms.Functional aspects of living organisms.Organisation of populations and ecosystems
Real functions of a variable: elementary functions (exponential, logarithms, trigonomètriques).Derivation and integration of functions of a variable.Problems of optimisation.Real functions of several variables: domain, partial derivatives, contour curves directional derivatives and optimisation.Differential equations of first order: general solution, the problem of initial value, equations of separable variables, linear equations, examples of the dynamics of populations and of the chemical kinetics.Linear differential equations of second order to constant coefficients.Examples: the system too much - spring, electrical circuits.Vectorial spaces, systems of linear and matrix equations.Values and own vectors.
Scales.Dimensions.Vectorial analysis.Kinematics and dynamics.Work Gravitation and energy.Quantity of movement.Shocks.Dynamics of Solids.Fluids.Hydrostatics.Hydrodynamics.Electricity.Electrostatics.Magnetism.Magnetic field.Magnetic induction.Magnetism in the subject area.Waves.Equation of waves.Physical optics.Polarisation.Interference and diffraction.Linear optics.Lenses.Radioactivity.Radioactive materials.
Introduction to the Geology: fields of study, principles and models. The Earth as a planet: origin, forms, dimensions and movements. Structure, dynamics and history of the Earth Introduction to the crystalline solid state.Geological materials: minerals and rocks.
Security in the use of chemical products.Symbols and pictograms of dangerousness.Sentences R and S Organisation of the laboratory and security.Storage of products.Management of laboratory waste.Performances in the event of emergency.Biological risk in the laboratory.Risks and security in the fieldwork Information Sources scientific.Scientific information research.As quoting scientific information.Copyright of the information.Design and planning of a statistical study.Techniques to obtain data.Univariant statistical exploratory analysis of data.Statistical exploratory analysis bichanging data.The statistical resources of the programmes of free software like R, G-Stat and others of similar and/or of Microsoft Office Excel.
Scientific method.Observation and experimentation.Models and laws of scale.Basic design of experiments and sampling.Calibrations, patterns and controls.Collection of environmental and experimental samples.Use of material and basic instruments in fieldwork.Familiarisation with the basic procedures of identification of plant and animal species Use of the basic laboratory material, basic handling techniques, preparation and cleaning of material, acquisition of working habits and protection.Use of basic scientific laboratory instruments.Familiarisation with the most common techniques in the scientific laboratory.Recording procedures and results.Annotation of experimental and observational data.Measures and significant figures.Units, dimensions and scales.Organisation and basic analysis of data.Calculation and propagation of errors.Reports and dissertation preparation.
Structure and function of macromolecules.Catalysis and control of biochemical reactions.The function of the metals in the biological processes.Bioenergetics.Metabolism.Genetic information.Structure, properties and chemical reactivity of biomolecules.
Structure and mobility of genomes. Replication and transcription of nucleic acids.Regulation of gene expression.Maturation, type and functions of RNA. Protein synthesis.Techniques for the study and modification of nucleic acids.MutagenesisRecombinant DNA techniques and expression of recombinant proteins.
Transport phenomena.Balances of matter and energy.Description of the main separation operations.
Application of the balances of subject area in experimental facilities.Experimental study on transporting material between phases.
The cell: structure and function.Cell differentiation.Animal tissues.Plant tissues.
Introduction to the world of the microorganisms.The structure and functioning of prokaryotes. Introduction to bacterial metabolism, plasticity and variability of catabolism.Microbial genetics.Introduction to virology.Diversity, taxonomy and filogènia of the procaryotes. Fundamentals of applied microbiology. Introduction to clinical and diagnostic microbiology.Foundations of microbial ecology and environmental microbiology.
Nature, organisation, function and transmission of hereditary material.Recombination and genetic analysis.Changes in the hereditary material.Regulation of gene expression.Genetic principles of populations, evolutionary genetics and human genetics.
Basic methodologies in cell, genetic biology and microbiology.
Structure and properties of organic compounds.Isomerism and stereoisomerism.Reactivity.Mechanisms of organic reactions.Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatics.Halogenated derivatives.Alcohols, ethers and phenols.Nitrogenous compounds.Aldehydes and ketones.Carboxylic acids and derivatives.Difunctional compounds.
Físico-químiques properties of the membranes.Diffusion and transport.Transport of electrons and ATP synthesis.Electrophysiology: potentials of membrane and weak ionic.Anabolism and catabolism of biomolecules.Secondary metabolism regulation.Biosynthesis and the degradation of biomolecules and their regulation.Cell signalling.Regulation of the cell function for extracellular signals.
Methodologies and Techniques Applied to Metabolism Studies
Instrumentation and control of bioprocesses.Separation operations.Integration of operations.
Industrial production of chemical, pharmaceutical and alimentary biotechnological products.Biotechnology and environment.Design of processes
Practical application of separation processes. Use of simulation tools. Operation in an experimental facility.
Analysing and quantifying biomolecules.Chromatographic methods.Electrophoretic methods.Foundations of fluorescence, chemiluminescence and radioactivity.Methods of structurally determining biomolecules.Immunological techniques.
Application of instrumental laboratory techniques and methods.
Bioethics, Regulations and Legislation.Biosafety and risks.Communication and social impact.
Analysis of the human and social factors that explain human exposure and vulnerability to environmental risks and the different management methods developed in response.Classifications and measures of environmental risk.Risk and uncertainty.Vulnerability to risk.Analysis of scientific and professional approaches to studying environmental risks.Environmental risks and regional planning.Management of natural risks: floods, droughts.Planning and management of technological risks. Mapping risks.Planning for emergencies.
Basic concepts.Biological databases.Comparison of sequences.Structural bioinformatics. ‘Omics’ analysis
Bioinformatic tools via web.Access to biological databases.Molecular phylogeny.Gene identification. Expression of genes and microarrays.
Kinetics of biochemical reactions.Basic equations for designing ideal reactors.Types and design of bioreactors.Confined and immobilised biocatalysts.
Transport and surface phenomena.Chemical kinetics: formal and molecular kinetics.Mechanisms.Catalysis.
Application of the production and characterisation of a biotechnological product on a laboratory scale.
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