BIOCHEMISTRY(2)

Biochemistry(2) is the first semester of the undergraduate series, which provides students with and introduction to biochemistry at the advanced undergraduate level. Biochemistry(2) introduces basic biochemistry concepts including protein synthesis, nucleic acid biotechnology technique, carbohydrates, glycolysis and carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.

To provide students with basic principles of Biochemistry.

Teaching will be done in English.
Lecture notes in English will be posted.

Attendance: Attendance at lectures, recitations, and problems sessions is expected. To encourages better attendance,a point system is implemented. If a student is absent, or comes in late, a tardy point is automatically applied to his/her record. (Absence = 0.6 point deduction, late show-up = 0.2 point deduction) Continued absences will detract from student's final grade. If a student has a valid reason for missing class such as illness, university-sponsored activity or death of the family, the instructor will assist him/her in obtaining information and materials he/she may have missed. Also failure to take an exam in the alloted time will result in a zero for that exam. Exceptions will be made for exams which are missed because of:  University-sponsored activities. You must make alternative arrangements with me at least a week in advance.  Documented medical absence.  Death in the family. Students who attend at Biochemistry lecttures are asked to turn off their cell phones immediately when they enter the classroom. The 3 strike rule will be employed if student (s) choose to ignore Cellphone policies and he/she will get deduction from class participation points.

Lecture notes will be posted. These notes are based on the textbook, so most of the figures and information they contain can also be found in textbook. These notes contain most figures discussed during lecture and are designed to aid students' note taking during lecture and while reading the text.
It is highly recommended that students print these lecture notes and read the assigned reading in the text prior to lecture, taking notes while they read. Then bring the notes to lectures to help fill in areas that were confusing when they first read them in the text.

At the conclusion of this course, successful students will be able to familiarize with the major aspects of biochemistry. For students in natural science fields, studying biochemistry is especially important for those who hope to enter a career in drug discovery and some form of biotechnology.