Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: course 14AE with grade of C- or better. Enforced requisite or corequisite: Life Sciences 30B or Mathematics 3B or 31B with grade of C- or better. Not open to students with credit for course 14B, 20B, or 30A. Introduction of concepts in physical chemistry that are critical for understanding of molecular basis of life. Includes concepts in thermodynamics, which are required to predict what chemical reactions occur spontaneously, and concepts in kinetics, which are required to predict reaction rate. P/NP or letter grading.

Units: 4.0