BIOCHEMISTRY I - BIOL/CHEM 3361-001

FALL, 2005 LECTURE MWF 11:00-11:50 CN 1.102

Check out the Garrett and Grisham Website for help with Difficult Concepts, e.g.,
Acid/Base Theory: Companion Website

Telephone
Instructor Room No. E-Mail Office Hours
No.

Donovan Haines BE2.518 UTD-4542 haines@utdallas.edu M 9:30am-10:30am

Dean Sherry BE3.516 UTD-2907 sherry@utdallas.edu To Be Announced

Workshop (BIOL3161, Sect 001, 004, or 007) is required for both BIOL and
CHEM students.
Text: Biochemistry, 3rd edition, by Garrett and Grisham (ISBN 0-534-49033-6), published
by Brooks/Cole.
Jemiolo & Theg's 3rd edition Student Solutions Manual to accompany Biochemistry by
Garrett and Grisham (ISBN 0-534-49035-2), Published by Brooks/Cole, will be used in the
Workshops, BIO 3161.

Grading: Four Exams × 20% each = 80% of grade

Workshop Problem Sets = 20% of grade. There will be six problem sets. The lowest problem set
grade received during the semester will be dropped.*
Challenges to Exam questions: The exam questions are multiple choice and are carefully
checked by the teaching faculty prior to the examination. Grading of computer bubble sheets are
by automated scanner. Therefore, the exam will always be properly graded and scored. On rare
occasion a question may appear where the answer is ambiguous (example, more than one correct
answer or no answer is correct). If you have a strong argument that such a question has appeared,
then you may write a written challenge to the question. Such a written and signed challenge must
be submitted to Dr. Haines or Dr. Sherry within 48 hours of the return of your exam. The
challenge must be based on your quoting sections of the faculty members lecture notes (on the
web site) or the textbook (Garrett and Grisham). What the faculty member says in class on a
subject, or in their class notes, will take priority over the textbook when considering a challenge.
All challenges will be answered by the faculty in writing. For those challenges which we agree
with grades will be modified appropriately. Do not waste your time or ours with challenges that
are clearly without merit. This challenge system was created to give you fair grades and to catch
the rare ambiguous questions.

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*Grades- At the end of the semester your scores on the four exams and the problem sets will be
averaged. As a result you will have a final numerical grade between 0 to 100. Your final letter
grade will be no worse than that based on the following scale:
A- to A+ 86-100
B- to B+ 75-85
C- to C+ 65-74
D- to D+ 55-64
F Below 55
If your final mean numerical score is fractional it will be rounded off in the following manner:
0.50 - 0.99 will be rounded up to the next highest whole number. In other words 85.50 would be
rounded to 86 and the student would receive an A grade, but 85.49 would be rounded to 85 and
the student would receive a B grade.
You will receive the same letter grade in both BIOL/CHEM 3361 and BIOL 3161
Do not miss the exams as make-up exams will only be given in the case of a documented
emergency
Academic Dishonesty Policy: Students are required to abide by UT-Dallas policies concerning
academic integrity (for details, see http://www.utdallas.edu/student/slife/scholastic.html).
Failure to comply with these terms will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action

Students with Disabilities: If you have a disability that requires accommodation, you must
notify the instructor and file a request through Disability Services (SU 1.610, x2098) on or
before the first day of class. By doing so, you can be assured of full cooperation in making
appropriate arrangements.

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Dr.. Haines, Part I Workshop

Date Topic Chapter (Tues. is same subject as Mon.)
Fri 8/19/2005 Intro 1 No Workshop
Mon 8/22/2005 Buffers 2 No Workshop
Wed 8/24/2005 Buffers 2
Fri 8/26/2005 Thermodynamics 3 pH, Buffers, and Thermodynamics
Mon 8/29/2005 Thermodynamics 3 pH, Buffers, and Thermodynamics
Wed 8/31/2005 Amino Acids 4
Fri 9/2/2005 Amino Acids 4 Open questions
Mon 9/5/2005 NO CLASS – HOLIDAY Open questions (None Monday)
Wed 9/7/2005 Protein - Primary Structure 5
Fri 9/9/2005 Protein - Primary Structure 5 Open questions
Mon 9/12/2005 EXAM 1 (TA Office hours only)
Wed 9/14/2005 Protein - 2,3,4 6
Fri 9/16/2005 Protein - 2,3,4 6 Protein Structure
Mon 9/19/2005 Enzyme Kinetics 13 Protein Structure
Wed 9/21/2005 Guest Lecture - Protein Structure
Fri 9/23/2005 Enzyme Kinetics 13 Enzyme Kinetics
Mon 9/26/2005 Enzyme Mechanisms 14 Enzyme Kinetics
Wed 9/28/2005 Enzyme Mechanisms 14
Fri 9/31/2005 Enzyme Regulation 15 Enzyme Mechanism
Mon 10/3/2005 Enzyme Regulation 15 Enzyme Mechanism
Wed 10/5/2005 Enzyme Regulation 15
Fri 10/7/2005 EXAM 2 (TA Office hours only)
Mon 10/10/2005 Intro to Metabolism 17 (TA Office hours only)
Wed 10/12/2005 Vitamins & Coenzymes 17
Fri 10/14/2005 Vitamins & Coenzymes 17 Metabolism
Dr. Sherry, Part II
Mon 10/17/2005 Carbohydrates 7 Metabolism
Wed 10/19/2005 Carbohydrates 7
Fri 10/21/2005 Glycolysis 18 Carbohydrates
Mon 10/24/2005 Glycolysis 18 Carbohydrates
Wed 10/26/2005 Glycolysis 18
Fri 10/28/2005 TCA Cycle 19 Glycolysis/TCA
Mon 10/31/2005 TCA Cycle 19 Glycolysis/TCA
Wed 11/2/2005 TCA Cycle Regulation 19
Fri 11/4/2005 EXAM 3 (TA Office hours only)
Mon 11/7/2005 Gluconeogenesis 22 (TA Office hours only)
Wed 11/9/2005 Gluconeogenesis 22
Fri 11/11/2005 Glycogen Metabolism 22 Gluconeogenesis and Glycogen
Mon 11/14/2005 Guest Lecture - Metabolism in vivo Gluconeogenesis and Glycogen
Wed 11/16/2005 Electron Transport Chain 20
Fri 11/18/2005 Electron Transport Chain 20 Electron Transport
Mon 11/21/2005 Oxidative Phosphorylation 20 Electron Transport
Wed 11/23/2005 Oxidative Phosphorylation 20
Fri 11/25/2005 NO CLASS - HOLIDAY None – Thanksgiving holiday
Mon 11/28/2005 Metabolism Review (& Course Review) 18-22 Exam Review & Questions
Final 12/5/2005 EXAM 4 (Mon. Dec. 5th, 11:00am)