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...13 CHEM Chemistry of Life Syllabus (Spring 2008) Instructor: Prof. Simpson Joseph Office: Room 4102, Urey Hall Phone: 822-2957 E-mail: sjoseph@chem.ucsd.edu Office Hours: Thursday 2:00 to 5:00 PM (First come/First served) Scope of this course: The objective of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of biochemistry. This course is intended for non-science majors and will give an overview of biological processes. We will cover topics that include nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids...
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13 CHEM Chemistry of Life Syllabus (Spring 2008) Instructor: Prof. Simpson Joseph Office: Room 4102, Urey Hall Phone: 822-2957 E-mail: sjoseph@chem.ucsd.edu Office Hours: Thursday 2:00 to 5:00 PM (First come/First served) Scope of this course: The objective of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of biochemistry. This course is intended for non-science majors and will give an overview of biological processes. We will cover topics that include nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and general metabolism. Lectures: MWF, 12:00 to 12:50 PM (Room 110, PETERSON HALL) Discussion Sections: CSB 004 and WLH 2207. Teaching Assistants: Yuchen Cao (yzcao@ucsd.edu) Mike Hou (chhou@meded-mail.ucsd.edu) Text book: Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (Fifth Edition) by McMurry, Castellion and Ballantine (Prentice Hall). Course web page URL is http://chem-faculty.ucsd.edu/joseph/ Evaluation: 4 in section quizzes (25 points each, total = 100 points) Two in-class Mid-terms (100 points each) Final exam (comprehensive, 100 points) BONUS POINTS for class participation (25 points Max) The lowest of either the total quizzes or your Midterm 1 score will be dropped. You must take Midterm 2 and the Final. Total points available in the class are 300 points Approximate grading standard for TOTAL points acheived: A B C D F 90% and up 80-90% 65-80% 50-65% less than 50% 1 IMPORTANT WARNINGS AND SUGGESTIONS: MAKE-UP EXAMS ARE NOT GIVEN! IF YOU MISS ANY EXAM, YOU WILL GET A ZERO WITHOUT VERIFIABLE PROOF OF SERIOUS ILLNESS OR A POLICE REPORT. CHEATING IN EXAMS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! Read text material BEFORE coming to class. Please ASK if don't you understand something. COURSE SCHEDULE: CHEMISTRY 13, SPRING 2007 NOTE: Order of Coverage is different than book Week 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 Lecture Dates March 31 April 2 April 4 April 7 April 9 April 11 April 14 April 16 April 18 Topics* Nucleic Acids Nucleic Acids Genomics Amino acids/Proteins Amino acids/Proteins Amino acids/Proteins Text Chapter 26 26 27 18 18 18 19 19 19 Enzymes and Vitamins Enzymes and Vitamins Enzymes and Vitamins (Quiz#1) 4 April 21 Exam 1: Chapters 26, 27, 18, 19. 2 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 April 23 April 25 April 28 April 30 May 2 May 5 May 7 May 9 Chemical Messengers Chemical Messengers Chemical Messengers Gen. of Bio. Energy Gen. of Bio. Energy Gen. of Bio. Energy Carbohydrates Carbohydrates 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 (Quiz#2) 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 May 12 May 14 May 16 May 19 May 21 May 23 May 26 May 28 May 30 June 2 June 4 Exam 2: Chapters 20, 21, 22. Carbohydrate Metabolism Carbohydrate Metabolism Carbohydrate Metabolism Lipids Lipids Memorial Day: No Class Lipids Lipid Metabolism Lipid Metabolism Amino acid Metabolism 24 25 25 28 23 23 23 24 24 (Quiz#3) (Quiz#4) 3 10 June 6 Amino acid Metabolism 28 * This is the plan, but my lecture topics are likely to diverge a bit. Exams 1 & 2 will be based on what was actually covered in the class. Quizzes will cover everything and anything discussed prior to the day of the quiz. Quizzes will be given by the TA's during the discussion sections. Please take the quiz in the discussion section you signed-up. Final Exam is on June 11th from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. No Rescheduling will be done! 4
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