Download Intro to Biochem: 11:115:301 Section 90 Online Course

Intro to Biochem: 11:115:301 Section 90
Online Course
There will be two online exams, a midterm and a final with a total charge of
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midterm and the finals. Payments will be due when you take the midterm and
the final.
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(hardwired to a modem is suggested), a webcam with audio capability, proctor
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complete assignments. You will download the proctor track software from the
company before taking your exam.
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Sakai site will be live one week before the class begins.
Instructor: Kyle Murphy
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (848) 932-5608
Lipman Hall - Room 131
76 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Assessments and Scheduling
Course
Schedule and
Deadlines
Chapter
Lesson
Chapter
4
5
5
6
6
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8
Assignment
7
8
Module 0 & 1: Introduction and Overview
Topics, Readings, Assignments, and Deadlines
Lesson
1
1
Introduction to Biochemistry
2
2
Water and weak interactions
3
3
Energy
All Module 0 & 1 Assignments Due within one week after Lesson 3.
Module 2: Proteins and Enzymes
Topics, Readings, Assignments, and Deadlines
Primary level of protein structure
3-D Structure of Proteins
Read Chapter 6.6 (Prediction of Protein
Secondary and Tertiary Structure)
Enzymes
Enzymology Peer-Reviewed Articles Assigned to Groups and
Students Should Start Reading the Article
Enzymes
All Module 2 Assignments Due within one week after Lesson 7.
Lesson
Chapter
Module 3: Carbohydrates and Carbohydrate
Metabolism
Topics, Readings, Assignments, and Deadlines
8
9
Carbohydrates
**
Assignment
Office hours about your peer-reviewed article
9
11
Metabolism & Carbohydrate Metabolism
Oxidate It or Love It
Extra Credit Video Offer
**
Assignment
Opening Day for Initial Forum Posts and replies based on PeerReviewed Research Article.
10
12
Carbohydrate Metabolism
**
Assignment
End of first Forum Posts about Peer-Reviewed
Research Article. Due by 10AM on Feb 23rd
11
12
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Read section 12.3 (Metabolic Fates of
Pyruvate)
12
13
Citric Acid Cycle
**
Assignment
End of second Forum Posts about Peer-Reviewed Research
Article. Due by 10AM on Mar 01st
13
14
Electron Transport and Oxidative
Phosphorylation
All Module 3 Assignments Due within 2 days after lesson 13.
Exam 1 (Material from Modules 1, 2 & 3)
Lesson
Chapter
15
16
17
10
16
18
18
19
Module 4: Lipid and Nitrogen Metabolism
Topics, Readings, Assignments, and Deadlines
Lipids and Membranes
Lipid Metabolism
Amino Acid and Nitrogen Metabolism
Read Chapter 18.6 (Pathways of Amino Acid
Degradation)
Nucleotide Metabolism
All Module 4 Assignments Due within 4 days after lesson 18.
Lesson
Chapter
Module 5: Integration of Metabolism and the Central
Dogma
Topics, Readings, Assignments, and Deadlines
19
17 & 20
Integration of Metabolism and Signal
Transduction
Read chapter 17.2 & Chapter 20.1 (Hormonal Regulation of Fuel
Metabolism & An Overview of Hormone Action)
20
4 & 22
DNA and DNA Replication
21
24
Transcription and Post-transcriptional
Processing
22
24
Transcription and Post-transcriptional
Processing
23
25
Translation and Post-translational Protein
Processing
Apr 15
24
25
Translation and Post-translational Protein
Processing
25
26
Regulation of Gene Expression
26
Lesson
Chapter
Module 5: Integration of Metabolism and the Central
Dogma
Topics, Readings, Assignments, and Deadlines
All Module 5 Assignments, module 4 & 5 extra credit and
student opinion reports due by Final Exam.
Exam 2 (Material from Module 4 & 5)