WELCOME TO:
BIOCHEMISTRY 410
Sections 501, 502, 503, 504
E.D. Harris, Professor
Alfredo Hernandez T.A.
Aaron Smith, T.A.
Prerequisites
• Grade of C or better in 5 hours of organic
chemistry
• Prior knowledge of functional groups
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carboxyl
amine
aldehyde
esters
alkanes (saturated)
alkenes (unsaturated)
redox chemistry
alcohols
• Fundamental understanding of chemical
bonding
Textbooks
Exams will be on
Monday
7:00-8:00 pm
Room 108
Grade/Exams
Students must take all exams at the scheduled time
Grades in this course will be based on your
performance relative to the class as a whole.
You may estimate your grade for an exam as follows:
A = Minimum 20 points above class average
B = Minimum 10 points above class average
C = Minimum 10 points below class average
D = Minimum 20 points below class average
F = More than 20 points below class average
Your Final Grade will be computed by dropping the
lowest
score and substituting the point value on the final
scaled to a 100 point test
Philosophy:
What a student has learned in a course is best
told by the performance on the final exam.
Dropping an exam will give students who“hang
in there”the opportunity to make past amends.
Makeup Exam Options
A student who misses an exam and has a
University-Excused absence may:
1. Take a makeup exam within two weeks
or
2. Request that the points on the final, scaled
to 100 points, substitute for the missed exam
500
A
450 (90%)
B
400 (80%)
C
350 (70%)
D
300 (60%)
150 + 50
300
200
100
100
100
100
WebCT and Neo
• Exam and Quiz Grades will be posted on
http://WebCT.tamu.edu
• Must have a neo account to access
• PowerPoint slides can be downloaded and
printed out for lecture
• Link to syllabus, tutorials, exam prep
sheets, old exams, course calendar
Recitation Sections
Review lecture material
Answer questions, work problems
Quizzes every other session, 5 will
count 10% of grade points
Recitation Sections
Section 501
Monday
5:00-5:50 WCBA 105
Section 502
Tuesday
4:00-4:50 WCBA 105
Section 503
Wednesday 6:00-6:50 WCBA 105
Section 504
Thursday
5:00-5:50 WCBA 105
WCBA = Wehner College of Business Administration
Links
WebCT “links” to access
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Grade Book
Lecture Slides
Tutorials
Old Exams
Course Topics
1. Basics of bonding, energy, and buffers
2. Amino acids, peptides and proteins
3. Nucleic Acids with emphasis on DNA
4. Carbohydrates: mono- and polysaccharides
5. Lipids and membranes
6. Enzymes: properties, kinetics, inhibition
7. DNA replication and repair
8. Transcription and RNA processing
9. Protein biosynthesis
Biochemistry 410 Road Map
Exam 1
Basics
Amino Acids
Exam 2
Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
Peptides
Enzymes
DNA structure
Lipids
Replication and
repair
Membranes
RNA structure
Proteins
Hemoglobin
Exam 3
Final Exam: All above including RNA processing,
protein biosynthesis and
genetic regulation
Emphasis of the Course
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Understanding, not memory
Structures, not words
Insights, not familiarities
Application, not theory
When in class
Please... turn cell phones off or
Set on BUZZ.
All cell phones must be off
during exams and quizzes
This course will adhere to
the Aggie Honor Code
“An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal or
tolerate those who do
1. Violators subject to reprimand
2. Honor’s Council effective September 1, 2004
3. F* on transcript
4. Recorded as “failing because of academic dishonesty”
5. Applies to exams, quizzes
http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor
Dear Dr. Harris:
I am writing to tell you how much I enjoyed your biochemistry course.
It has made me a new person.
I can honestly say it has left a lasting impression on me! I will never
be the same.
Sincerely,
One of your former students
410
So, it time to charge, full
speed Ahead