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CHEM 370

Spring, 2003   Syllabus

 

 

Instructor:                     Gary M. Baker

Office:                          FW 426

Office Hours:                MWF 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

E-mail:                          gbaker@cties.niu.edu

Textbook:                      Biochemistry, 4th ed., by Campbell / Farrell + Student Study Guide & Problems Book by Martin / Scovell.

 

Tentative Schedule

 

Lecture days               Chapter / Exam                                  Content

 

1-13      MWF                           1, 2                                           Cells, Water

1-20      MWF                           2, 3                                           Water, Amino Acids

1-27      MWF                           3, 4                                           Amino Acids, Proteins

2-3       MWF                           4                                              Proteins / Enzymes

2-10      MW                             5            Exam 1 (F)                Enzymes

2-17      MWF                           5, 6                                           Lipids / Membranes

2-24      MWF                           6, 12                                         Membranes, Carbohydrates

3-3       MW                             7              Exam 2 (F)                Nucleic Acids

 

March 8 - 16, Spring Break

 

3-17      MWF                           9, 11                                         Protein Synthesis, Energetics

3-24      MWF                           11, 13                                       Energetics, Glycolysis

3-31      MWF                           13, 14                                       Glycolysis, Glycogen

4-7       MW                             15              Exam 3 (F)                Citric Acid Cycle

4-14      MWF                           16, 17                                       ET, Lipid Metabolism

4-21      MWF                           17, 19                                       Lipid / Nitrogen Metabolism,

4-28      MW                             19, 20                                       N / Metabolism in Perspective

 

Exam 4 + Comprehensive Final (M), May 5, 10:00 am – 11:50 am

 

 

Exams and grading:  There are 5 exams. Exams 1, 2, and 3 are scheduled during the semester, as indicated above. Exam 4 and the Comprehensive Final are scheduled on May 5. I design each exam to take about 50 minutes. The worst of exams 1, 2, and 3 will be dropped. For this reason, there are no makeup exams. You must take exam 4 and the Comprehensive Final on May 5.  The Comprehensive Final weights 40 % of your final grade and the other three exams each weight 20 %. Grading will be straight scale unless otherwise indicated.

 

Problem sets:  Problems will be assigned from the section at the end of each chapter and from the Student Companion Guide. These are not for credit but are intended to prepare you for the exams. Additional practice problems may be assigned in class. There are no extra-credit options.