WELCOME TO:BIOCHEMISTRY 410

Sections 501, 502, 503, 504

E.D. Harris, ProfessorAlfredo Hernandez T.A.Aaron Smith, T.A.

Prerequisites

• Grade of C or better in 5 hours of organic chemistry

• Prior knowledge of functional groups– carboxyl alkanes (saturated)– amine alkenes (unsaturated)– aldehyde redox chemistry– esters alcohols

• Fundamental understanding of chemical bonding

Textbooks

Exams will be on Monday

7:00-8:00 pm Room 108

Grade/Exams

Grades in this course will be based on your performance relative to the class as a whole.

Students must take all exams at the scheduled time

A = Minimum 20 points above class average

You may estimate your grade for an exam as follows:

B = Minimum 10 points above class average

C = Minimum 10 points below class average

D = Minimum 20 points below class average

F = More than 20 points below class average

Philosophy:

What a student has learned in a course is best told by the performance on the final exam. Dropping an exam will give students who“hang in there”the opportunity to make past amends.

Your Final Grade will be computed by dropping the lowest

score and substituting the point value on the final scaled to a 100 point test

Makeup Exam Options

A student who misses an exam and has a University-Excused absence may:

1. Take a makeup exam within two weeks

or

2. Request that the points on the final, scaled to 100 points, substitute for the missed exam

100

100

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150 + 50

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500450 (90%)

400 (80%)

350 (70%)

300 (60%)D

C

B

A

WebCT and Neo

• Exam and Quiz Grades will be posted on http://WebCT.tamu.edu

• Must have a neo account to access

• PowerPoint slides can be downloaded and printed out for lecture

• Link to syllabus, tutorials, exam prep sheets, old exams, course calendar

Recitation Sections

Review lecture material

Answer questions, work problems

Quizzes every other session, 5 will count 10% of grade points

Recitation Sections

Section 501 Monday 5:00-5:50 WCBA 105

Section 502 Tuesday 4:00-4:50 WCBA 105

Section 503 Wednesday 6:00-6:50 WCBA 105

Section 504 Thursday 5:00-5:50 WCBA 105

WCBA = Wehner College of Business Administration

Links

WebCT “links” to access

Grade Book Lecture Slides Tutorials Old Exams

WebCT “links” to access

Grade Book Lecture Slides Tutorials Old Exams

Course Topics1. Basics of bonding, energy, and buffers

3. Nucleic Acids with emphasis on DNA

2. Amino acids, peptides and proteins

4. Carbohydrates: mono- and polysaccharides

5. Lipids and membranes

6. Enzymes: properties, kinetics, inhibition

7. DNA replication and repair

8. Transcription and RNA processing

9. Protein biosynthesis

Biochemistry 410 Road Map

Basics

Amino Acids

Proteins

Enzymes

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Nucleic Acids

DNA structure

Replication and repair

RNA structure

Peptides

HemoglobinMembranes

Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3

Final Exam: All above including RNA processing, protein biosynthesis and

genetic regulation

Emphasis of the Course• Understanding, not memory

• Structures, not words

• Insights, not familiarities

• Application, not theory

Please... turn cell phones off orSet on BUZZ.

When in class

All cell phones must be offduring exams and quizzes

This course will adhere to the Aggie Honor Code“An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal or

tolerate those who do

1. Violators subject to reprimand

2. Honor’s Council effective September 1, 2004

3. F* on transcript

4. Recorded as “failing because of academic dishonesty”

5. Applies to exams, quizzes

http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor

Dear Dr. Harris:

I am writing to tell you how much I enjoyed your biochemistry course. It has made me a new person.

I can honestly say it has left a lasting impression on me! I will neverbe the same.

Sincerely,

One of your former students

So, it time to charge, full speed Ahead

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