Chemistry

Course summary

Chemistry occupies a central position among science subjects. On the one hand it is linked with physics through physical chemistry and on the other with biology through organic chemistry. Thus chemistry is fundamental to physiology, medicine and dentistry and it underlies many branches of technology such as atomic energy, metallurgy, fuel technology, engineering (particularly chemical engineering) and biological sciences. Other subject combinations have proved useful, eg chemistry, biology and geography for environment and agricultural courses; chemistry is the first priority for these courses.