Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry - CHM 333
Syllabus - Fall 1995
Class meets Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00-7:50pm, 103 Henry
Professor:
Office:
Email Address:
Office Hours:
Class Bulletin Board:
Required Text:
Credits: 4
Prerequisites:
Mary Karpen
370 Padnos Hall
karpenm@gvsu.edu
Monday 10-11:30am, Thursday 10-11:30am, 4:30-5:30pm
gvsu.chemistry.chm333
Introduction to Organic & Biochemistry, 2nd Edition, by Frederick A.
Bettelheim and Jerry March (1995).
CHM 109, 111 or equivalent and Registered Nurse or comparable status.
Description:
A survey of organic and biochemistry designed primarily for professionals
returning to school to complete their degree requirements.
Objective:
This course has a three-fold objective: 1) to familiarize the student with
chemical nomenclature, 2) to introduce the student to how our bodies function
on a molecular level, and 3) to give the student an appreciation for the
complex but elegant workings of those chemical factories we call “life”.
Grading:
Final grades will be based on
homework and quizzes: 15%
group project: 10%
four in-class exams: 45% (15% each test, lowest score dropped)
final exam: 30%
Quizzes:
You will be learning a new chemical language, which takes much practice to
master. I will be giving several quizzes to encourage you to commit this
language to memory, and associate the names of molecules with their
chemical properties.
Group Projects: Some of the "deepest" learning takes place as students teach each other. In the
last four classes, students will present hour-long summaries of a biochemical
topic to their fellow students. The class will be split into four groups, with
each group assigned a specific biochemical topic to research. Half of the
project grade will be based on your presentation and half on peer evaluation
within your group.
Final Exam:
The week of Dec. 11, time and place to be announced.
Getting Help:
Don’t wait until its too late to get help in understanding the material. I will be
available during my office hours, and can meet at other times if needed. Also,
you can get “drop-in” tutoring at the MS3 Center for the organic chemistry
portion of the class.
Course Policies:
I encourage you to study together. You must, however, turn in your own work. If
multiple students turn in the same homework, the grade will be split between them.
Since I am dropping one test grade from your final grade, I will not allow make up tests.
If you are unable to take a test, this is the grade I will drop.
To succeed in this course, regular attendance is essential. Material supplementing the
text will be given in class, as well as notices and quizzes.
Using the electronic bulletin board: I will be posting class notices, answers to homework, and
answering student questions (even the night before the exam!) on our class electronic bulletin
board. Feel free to discuss any class related topics among yourselves on the b-board - this is
meant to be a forum for all. To access this b-board, you need to get a “river” computer account.
To do this, bring your campus id to any of the computer labs (127 MAC, 225 MAN, or 110-116
HRY). Once you have your account, you need to set up your river account to read the b-board.
Here are the steps:
On a Windows machine, double click on the “Student E-mail” icon in the
“GVSU Internet” Folder. The computer will automatically connect your
Windows machine to the “river” machine. Ask a lab attendant for help if
needed.
FIRST TIME ONLY: once you are connected to river, type initnews to set
up the b-board software.
Type pine.
Choose "FOLDER LIST"
Arrow down to 2nd set of folders, in the "news-collection"
FIRST TIME ONLY: type A, and then type gvsu.chemistry.chm461. This
will include this b-board in your folder (it’s called “subscribing”) so any
time you use pine the b-board will automatically show up.
Arrow over to "gvsu.chemistry.chm333" and hit return to read the messages. To
post a message on the b-board, simply type c (for "compose") while viewing a
message.
With a computer and a modem, you can do this from the comfort of your home…
An example image…
An example equation...
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q1
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q2
Tentative Lecture Schedule
Aug.
Sep.
31
5
Overview of Biochemistry
Overview - Continued
Organic Chemistry
Sep.
7
Bonding
12
Molecular Shape
14
Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes
19
Aromatics, Alcohols, Phenols and Test 1
Sep.
Oct.
21
26
28
3
5
Biochemistry
Oct.
10
12
17
24
26
31
Ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones
Acids and Bases
Carboxylic Acids and Esters
Amines and Amides
Review and Test 2
Sections 4.6 - 4.7, 5.1 - 5.3, 5.7
Sections 6.1 - 6.10
Sections 7.1 - 7.10, 7-12, Box 7E
Sections 8.1 - 8.6, 8-9
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Enzymes
Bioenergetics
Review and Test 3
Sections 9.1 - 9.8, 9-10 - 9.13
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12 NOTE: Last day to drop
Chapter 13
Sections 14.1 - 14.3
Sections 14.4 - 14.10
Chapters 15 and 19
Sections 16.1 - 16.10
Sections 16.11 - 16.14
Nov.
2
7
9
14
16
21
Catabolic Pathways
Catabolic Pathways
Biosynthetic Pathways & Nutrition
Nucleic Acids, Protein Synthesis
Genes and Recombinant DNA
Review and Test 4
Nov.
23
Thanksgiving Break
Special Topics - Group Project Presentations
Nov. 28
Immune System
30
Body Fluids
Dec.
5
Molecular Basis of Diseases
7
Gene Therapy
Final Exam
Readings
Sections 1.1 - 1.5
Sections 1.6 - 1.9
Sections 2.1 - 3.5, 3.7 - 3.8
Sections 3.9 - 3.10,
3.12 - 3.13, 4.1 - 4.2, 4.4 - 4.5
Time and Date to be announced
Chapter 17
Chapter 18