Download Biochemistry Laboratory (CHEM 3103)

Introductory Biochemistry Syllabus (CHEM 3303.02)
Spring (2015)
Instructor: Dr. Joanne Rampersad
Office: SCIE 3.118
Web site: UTPA Blackboard
Telephone: 665-2097
Office Hours: MWF 10.30-11.30 am, M 2.40-3.45 pm or By Appointment
If you can demonstrate to me that you cannot meet during my Office Hours, then you can make an
appointment to see me outside office hours, but it must be done 2 days in advance by e-mail.
Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Please do not use the reply function in Blackboard to
send me an email. In accordance with the new university policy, all email communication between the University
and students will be conducted through the students' official University supplied BroncMail account.
Class meeting place: SCIE 1.288
Class time: MWF 11.45 to 12.35 pm
A Note to Students:
Welcome to Introductory Biochemistry! I look forward to spending the next 16 weeks with you, learning
an incredibly fun and applicable subject. Please feel free to stop me in class and ask questionsalternatively stop by my office during office hours or e-mail me for an appointment. I will do my best to
answer your questions. You can download documents for use in class from our Blackboard site. Your
comments will help me to more effectively tailor classes so that the maximum benefit is gained by the
students. YOUR CANDID PARTICIPATION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!
Jo
Required materials: Non-programmable calculator with scientific notation; UTPA Broncs email address
Textbook: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry latest edition (available at the bookstore) or 4
th
or 5th
Edition
Additional Reading: Biochemistry by Berg, Jeremy M.; Tymoczko, John L.; and Stryer, Lubert. available
at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21154/
Course Overview: A discussion of biological macromolecules including proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and
nucleic acids from a structural and functional viewpoint. The course material will also include study of
energy yielding metabolic pathways such as glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, fatty acid oxidation and oxidative
phosphorylation.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2302 (Organic Chemistry 1)
Student Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of:
1. basic cellular components such as amino acids, fatty acids, carbohydrates and nucleotides.
2. the complex macromolecular compounds which are formed from these basic building blocks and the
relationship between physicochemical structure and biochemical function.
3. how enzymes work as catalysts and how their activity can be analyzed.
4. energy transduction in biological systems.
5. the operation and inter-relationships of the basic metabolic pathways of carbohydrates, lipids amino
acids and nucleotides
Class attendance: University policy requires that students attend lectures. Any student who misses three
lectures without notice can and may be dropped from the course. Class attendance will be taken either
electronically or with attendance sheets. Please sign the attendance sheets next to your name.
Examination/Grade: You will need a picture I.D. to take an examination. The style of the examination will
be multiple choice questions and short answer questions.
Your final grade will be determined by:
1. Best 3 out of 4 written exams: 20% each; Total of 60%
2. Quizzes- best 4 out of 5 quizzes, Total of 20%
3. Final Comprehensive exam: 20%
4. I may assign Extra credit assignments to the entire class at my discretion. This will be discussed in
class and reminders for due dates will be posted on Blackboard and sent to your Bronc mail.
The grading scale is as follows:
 100-90 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C; 60-69 = D; 59 and below = F
Make-up Examinations: ONLY for official university events such as a member of the band for a concert or
an athlete for a contest or an approved holy day or with a medical. A makeup exam will NOT be given for
ANY other circumstances. Otherwise the missed exam will be the score for dropping. Note: a grade of zero
will be recorded for any missed exams.
Students with disabilities: Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Disability Services
office for a confidential discussion of their individual needs for academic accommodation. It is the policy of
the University of Texas-Pan American to provide flexible and individualized accommodation to students
with documented disabilities that may affect their ability to fully participate in course activities or to meet
course requirements. To receive accommodation services, students must be registered with the Disability
Services office (DS), University Center #108, 665-7005 or [email protected].
Withdrawals/Drops: Feb 4, 2015- Last day to drop a course or withdraw from the University without
contributing to the 6 credit rule.
April 29, 2015- Last day to drop courses or withdraw without getting a letter grade.
Academic Dishonesty: Includes but is not limited to- copying from other students’ reports, quizzes or
exams; copying material word for word from written sources or the internet without properly citing the
source; using notes, books, handouts or any information stored in any electronic device (programmable
calculators, cell phones, computers etc) during in class quizzes or during exams; requesting re-grading of
any work that was altered after it was graded; representing anyone else’s work as your own. ANY FORM
OF CHEATING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!
Schedule: please see attached for Tentative Class Schedule and Blackboard for the most up to date
Schedule
Appointments: If you can demonstrate to me that you cannot meet during my Office Hours, then you can
make an appointment to see me outside office hours, but it must be done 2 days in advance by e-mail.
Mandatory Course Evaluations period (Apr 15 – May 6): Students are required to complete an ONLINE
evaluation of this course, accessed through your UTPA account (https://my.utpa.edu/); you will be contacted
through email with further instructions. The evaluation window closes at 11:59 pm on May 6th, the last day of
Spring classes. Students who complete their evaluations by May 6th will have priority access to their grades.
Week
1
Date
Jan 19- Jan 23
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Jan 26-30
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Feb 2-6
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Feb 9-13
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Feb 16 - 20
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Feb 23- Feb 27
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Mar 2-6
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Mar 9-13
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Mar 16-20
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Mar 23-27
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Mar 30- April 3
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April 6-10
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Apr 13- 17
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Apr 20- Apr 24
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Apr 27May 1
16
May 4-8
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May 11-16
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN
BIOCHEMISTRY (CHEM 3303.02) Tentative Schedule Spring 2015
Topic
Martin Luther King Holiday
Introduction to the course
Introduction to the course
Chapter 2-Water
Chapter 2-Water
Chapter 3 Amino acids, peptides and proteins
Chapter 3 Amino acids, peptides and proteins
Chapter 4- Three dimensional structure of proteins
Chapter 4- Three dimensional structure of proteins
Chapter 6- Enzymes Quiz (2,3)
Discussion /review
Chapter 6- Enzymes
Exam 1 over chapters 2,3,4
Chapter 6- Enzymes Feb18, last day to change to non-credit
Chapter 6- Enzymes
Chapter 6- Enzymes
Chapter 7- Carbohydrates
Chapter 7- Carbohydrates
Chapter 8- Nucleotides and nucleic acids
Chapter 8- Nucleotides and nucleic acids
Chapter 10- Lipids/Quiz (6,7)
Discussion /review
Chapter 10- Lipids
Chapter 13- Principles of Bioenergetics
Spring Break holiday Mar 16-20
Chapter 13- Principles of Bioenergetics/Glycolysis
Exam 2 over chapters 6,7,8
Chapter 14- Glycolysis
Chapter 14- Glycolysis
Chapter 15- Regulation of glucose metabolism
Easter Holiday
Chapter 15- Regulation of glucose metabolism
Discussion /review
Chapter 16- TCA cycle
Chapter 16- TCA cycle / Quiz (10,13)
Chapter 17- Fatty acid oxidation
Chapter 17- Fatty acid oxidation
Exam 3 over chapters 10,13,14
Chapter 17- Fatty acid oxidation
Chapter 19- Oxidative phosphorylation
Chapter 19- Oxidative phosphorylation
Review /Quiz (15, 16) Last day to drop course April 29
Review/(Quiz17, 19)
Exam 4 over chapters 15, 16, 17,19
Exam review
May 7,8 Dead Days
Comprehensive final exam Wednesday May 13, 10.15- 12.00pm
May18, Grades due