Biological Sciences BIS103 Winter Quarter 2008-2009 (CRN 25068)
Midterms
Midterm 1 results are uploaded to SmartSite.
Midterm 2 results are uploaded to SmartSite.
Finals results are uploaded to SmartSite .
| total | 58.8% |
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| stdev | 12.8 | |
| A+ | above | 79.70 |
| A | above | 75.87 |
| A- | above | 71.59 |
| B+ | above | 67.32 |
| B | above | 63.05 |
| B- | above | 58.78 |
| C+ | above | 54.51 |
| C | above | 50.24 |
| C- | above | 45.97 |
| D+ | above | 41.70 |
| D | above | 37.43 |
| D- | above | 33.16 |
| F | below | below 33.0 |
Study exercises:
Review session I Jan 27th Kleiber3, 6:30-8 p.m.
Review session II Feb 18th 2Wellman, 6:30-8 p.m.
Review session III March 13th 1002 Giedt Hall, 5:10-7:30 p.m.
Boyer chapter 14, pages 445-447, problem set
(answers to problem set can be found on p 698-700 - but try by yourself, don't look up the solutions too quickly!)
Boyer chapter 15, pages 479-482, problem set (solutions p 700-702)
Boyer chapter 16, pages 510-512, problem set (solutions p 702-703)
Boyer chapter 17, pages 552-554, problem set (solutions p 703-704)
Boyer chapter 18, pages 589-591, problem set (solutions p 705-706)
Boyer chapter 19, pages 624-626, problem set (solutions p 706-707)
Boyer chapter 20, pages 648-650, problem set (solutions p 707-708)
Lectures:
Monday/Wednesdays 05:10 – 6:30 p.m. (Kleiber 3)
Books:
Required reading is Concepts in Biochemistry 3rd ed. by Rodney F. Boyer (see chapter list in syllabus)
A course booklet is available at the UCD book store, including all slides of lecture presentations.
Other introductory books cover the same material, but are somewhat more difficult to read:
Voet, Voet and Pratt, Biochemistry 3rd. ed.
Garret & Grisham, Biochemistry 3rd. ed.
Berg, Tymoczko and Stryer, Biochemistry, 6th ed.
Instructor: Assoc. Professor Oliver Fiehn
Phone: 754-8258 Email: ofiehn@ucdavis.edu
Office: 1314 / 1315 GBSF Building (Genome Center, first floor)
Office hours: daily 1-3 p.m.
Teaching Assistant and Office Hours:
Saeed Khazaie email: chemskz@gmail.comOffice hours: daily 1-3 p.m. if Prof. Fiehn is not available
Exams:
Your final grade will be based on your performance in three examinations: Midterm 1 (30%), Midterm 2 (30%), and the final test (40 %). The final exam will be cumulative.
Regrade requests for midterms must be submitted in writing within one week after return of the tests and will only be considered if you have used permanent ink during the exam.
IMPORTANT:
Exams will be given at the assigned times only! No early finals will be given! Exceptions may be granted to students with documented verification of personal loss or sickness and if the instructor was contacted before the exam.
Syllabus
March 11 integration of energy metabolism and hormones Boyer Chapter 20.1-20.5 podcast
March 13 review session podcast
March 16 analytical biochemistry Reading: analytical chemistry,
mass spectrometry, chromatography
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