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CHEM 470
General Biological Chemistry
Fall 2011
Lectures: M W 2:00 – 3:15 p.m., La Tourette Hall 201 (formerly Faraday West 201)
Instructor: Oliver Hofstetter
Office: La Tourette Hall 428
Phone: 753-6898
e-mail: [email protected]
Office hours: M 3:15 – 4:00 p.m. and Th 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., or by appointment
Required text: Lehninger “Principles of Biochemistry”, 5th ed., Freeman (2008).
Recommended Study Guide: “The Absolute, Ultimate Guide to Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry,
Study Guide and Solutions Manual.”
Tentative Lecture Schedule:
Week Beginning
Chapter
Lecture Topic
August 22
1
Introduction to Biochemistry, Cells
August 29
1, 2
Cells (contd.), Water
September 5
2, 3
Water (contd.), Amino Acids
September 12
3
Amino Acids (contd.)
EXAM 1, Wednesday, September 14, 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
September 19
3, 4, 5
Peptides, Proteins, Protein Function
September 26
4, 5
Protein Function (contd.)
October 3
6
Enzymes
October 10
6
Enzymes (contd.)
EXAM 2, Wednesday, October 12, 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
October 17
6, 7
Enzymes (contd.), Carbohydrates and
Glycobiology
October 24
7, 8
Carbohydrates and Glycobiology (contd.),
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
October 31
8
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids (contd.)
November 7
10
Lipids
EXAM 3, Wednesday, November 9, 2:00 – 3:15 p.m.
November 14
13, 14
Principles of Bioenergetics, Glycolysis and
Catabolism of Hexoses
November 21
14, 16
Catabolism of Hexoses (contd.), Citric Acid
Cycle
November 28
16, 19
Citric Acid Cycle, Oxidative Phosphorylation
EXAM 4, Monday, December 5, 2:00 – 3:50 p.m.
"No Class" Days: September 5 and November 23.
Exams: Each exam will be worth 100 points. Exam 4 will occur during the final exam period.
Make-up exams: No individual make-up exams will be offered. Your final grade, however, will be
based only on the three highest scores; that is, if you miss one exam or score poorly in one of the four
hourly exams, this grade will be dropped.
Grades: Letter grades will be based on the total points obtained on three exams:
A ≥ 90% (300 – 270 points), B 80 – 89% (240 – 269 points), C 70 – 79% (210 – 239 points), D 60 –
69% (180 – 209 points), F < 60% (< 180 points). The scale will not be raised, but it may be lowered.
NIU abides by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which mandates reasonable
accommodations be provided for qualified students with disabilities. If you have a disability and may
require some type of instructional and/or examination accommodation, please contact me early in the
semester so that I can provide or facilitate in providing accommodations you may need. If you have not
already done so, you will need to register with the Center for Access-Ability Resources (CAAR), the
designated office on campus to provide services and administer exams with accommodations for
students with disabilities. The CAAR office is located on the 4th floor of the University Health
Services building (815-753-1303).