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CHM 423 01
Instructor: L. Ray Miller II, Ph.D.
Ext. 5656
Biochemistry
Office: Sack 108D
Course description:
Biohemistry. 4 hours credit, even years (or whenever needed. A rigorous and detailed study of the major classes of
biochemical molecules, their functions in biological systems and the pathways in which they participate. Included in
the discussions will be carbohydrates (simple and complex), lipids, amino acids and proteins.
Course Objectives:
The objectives of this course are to:
Help the student understand the biochemical processes involved in life.
Help the student see the complexity of these processes.
Help the student understand the structure and function of the major classes of biochemical compounds.
Help the student understand the relationship between these compounds and the biochemical pathways in which they
are involved.
Method of Instruction:
This course will be taught using lecture for the most part. Class discussion is welcomed and encouraged. When
appropriate some videos may be employed.
Textbook and Materials:
The textbook for this course is Biochemistry, 8th Edition, by Berg, Tymoczko, Gatto and Stryer (2015). There is
no laboratory for this course.
Course Requirements:
A.
Each day there will be a reading assignment, whether expressed or implied. Stay ahead of your instructor’s
lecture in your reading…..in other words, read the material we cover in class BEFORE you come to class.
B.
There are questions at the end of each chapter. Answer them and turn them in to your instructor. Your
instructor is NOT an idiot (at least he has not been officially diagnosed yet). He knows the answers are in the
back of the book. Your job is to answer the questions, check and see if you are correct….then figure out, if you
are not correct, WHY you are not correct. You will get credit for turning in these answers, BUT if you do not
learn what is going on, it will NOT help you that much.
C.
There will be a number of instances for you to show how much you have learned. Some of these will be quizzes,
some will be exams. The difference is the length of the document and the intensity of the document. Quizzes
will be short, exams will be longer. Exams will be announced, quizzes may or may not be.
D. Study hard, learn much, do well and excel.
Policies:
A. Attendance: Attendance will be checked at every class meeting and the York College attendance policy
will be strictly enforced. This should not be an issue…..students who tend to miss class regularly
generally do not take this class. We will have quizzes on a regular basis. These quizzes will be on Monday and
they will be similar to how the Organic quizzes were. Since sometimes we have Organic students taking this
class, I decided I would NOT give the quizzes on the same day (Friday).
B. Tardiness: Two times tardy counts as an absence. Be here on time.
C. Examinations: There will be five major examinations. Four of these will be “hour” exams, the last one will be
the final exam. It should be noted that the term “hour” exam may be misleading. Sometimes they may take
longer than an hour.
D. Make up work: I realize that it is sometimes necessary to miss an exam or a class day wherein I give a quiz. If it
is an announced quiz or exam, you must let me know ahead of time WHY it is necessary to miss class that day. If
the reason is valid, then you will be allowed to make up the work. If I happen to give an unannounced quiz and
you are not there, then we will try to work something out depending upon whether the absence is
valid.
E. Academic Honesty: Students are expected to observe Christian principles at all times. Academic
dishonesty includes, but is not limited to:
Fraud (copying, misrepresentation, fictionalized accounts, and unauthorized collaborations)
Plagiarism (word for word, lifting and quilting, and quoting without a source).
F. Grades: Grades for this course will be assigned based on the number of points accumulated. Points are
accumulated as shown below:
4 major examinations
400 points
1 final examination
200
Problems
200
Quizzes
200
Total
1000 points
Points 1000 – 900
899-880 879-800 799-780 779-700 699-680 679-600
below 600
Grade
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
Special Needs:
If you have or believe you have a disability, you may wish to self-identify. You can do so by providing
documentation to the Counselor for Special Populations, Ms. Erin DeHart. You should call 363-5684 for
an appointment. Appropriate accommodations may then be provided to you.
If you have a condition which may affect your ability to exit safely from the premises in an emergency
or which may cause an emergency during class, you are encouraged to discuss this in confidence with
the instructor and/or the ADA Compliance Officer. If you have general questions about the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA), call the ADA Compliance Officer, Mr. Todd Sheldon, at 5601.
ALL WORK EXCEPT THE LAST PROBLEM SETS AND THE FINAL
EXAMINATION MUST BE IN BY 4:00 P.M. MAY 2017.
Syllabus revised January 2017__________________________