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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Syllabi Course Syllabi 1-2015 BCH 110.01: Introductory Biology for Biochemists Scott Samuels University of Montana - Missoula Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Samuels, Scott, "BCH 110.01: Introductory Biology for Biochemists" (2015). Syllabi. 3331. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/3331 This Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the Course Syllabi at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact scholarworks@mso.umt.edu.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Intro Biology for Biochemists BCH 110  Spring 2015 Health Sciences 207, MWF, 11:10 AM-12:00 PM Scott SamuelsOffice: Clapp Building 207Telephone: 243-6145Email: scott.samuels@umontana.eduOffice hours by appointment (arrange by email or phone).Text: Campbell & Farrell, Biochemistry, 6th ed. (ISBN: 978-0-495-39041-1)Clicker: i>Clicker (any model; let me know if you are using i>Clicker GO)Biology is the study of life: it is a diverse science that spans molecules, cells, physiology,development, behavior, evolution, and ecology as well as medicine, conservation, flora, and fauna. Chemistry is the study of the structures and functions of atoms and molecules. Asimplied by the name, biochemistry is the study of the structure and function of biologicallyrelevant molecules within the appropriate biological context, be it a molecule, a cell, or anecosystem. This introductory course will explore these biomolecules and their roles in life processes. It will provide a solid foundation for Cellular and Molecular Biology (BIOB 260),Genetics and Evolution (BIOB 272), Biochemistry Seminar (BCH 294), and many other advanced science courses. The expected course outcomes are to understand the chemistryof life; to begin to think critically and solve scientific problems; and to appreciate the role molecular processes play in biology. This course will emphasize biochemical principles,scientific concepts, and information syntheses while fostering an appreciation of the structureand function of molecules in cells as well as the chemical reactions that together constitute life.Students are expected to diligently study the material and are strongly encouraged to read the text and supplementary materials prior to the corresponding lectures. Questions will beassigned for each chapter, but they will not be collected or graded. Students are encouraged toparticipate in classroom discussions and to ask questions at any time, certainly as they pertain to particular details of the lecture or readings, but also to explore relevance and connections totheir own interests with respect to life and science. The required course prerequisite is CHMY 141N or equivalent and the required course co-requisites are CHMY 143N and BCH 111.Grading: There are a total of 500 points to earn:Two midterm exams, 100 points eachOne final exam, cumulative, 100 pointsFive writing assignments, 10 points eachFive quizzes, 10 points eachParticipation points, 100 points totalA 90% or higher will earn an A– or A, an 80% or higher will earn at least a B–, a 70% or higherwill earn at least a C–, a 60% or higher will earn at least a D–, and lower than 60% is at riskof earning an F.Pluses (+) and minuses (–) will be used (A, A–, B+, B, B–, C+, C, C–, D+, D, and D–).A CR grade is equivalent to a D– or better and a NCR grade is equivalent to an F.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Extra credit will be available for students that volunteer to judge at the Montana State Science Fair on Monday, March 16 (http://www.mtsciencefair.org/). Make-ups for missed exams are strongly discouraged, but requests with a compelling andverifiable excuse will be considered on a case-by-case basis. There are no make-ups formissed clicker questions.Exams and quizzes will cover material from lecture and assigned reading. Midterm exams areduring class (11:10 AM) on Wednesday, March 4 and Wednesday, April 15. The final exam willbe at 10:10 AM on Thursday, May 14. All exams are closed book: no outside materials areallowed; electronic devices (including cell phones, translators, calculators, MP3 players, and others) are not allowed during exams without the explicit permission of the instructor.If you would like to have an exam re-graded, you need to submit your comments in writingwithin two weeks of the return of the graded exam and your exam will be completely re-graded.Clickers will be used for participation points. Students are required to purchase an i>Clickerremote and will be graded on i>Clicker use: 2 clicker points for responding to 75% of questionsin one class, plus 1 clicker point for each answer and 1 additional clicker point for each correctanswer. Clicker points will be scaled to 100 participation points depending on how many clickerpoints are offered (which is expected to be about 475, in which case ~5 clicker points will beequal to 1 participation point). The i>Clicker remote must be registered on Moodle in order toreceive participation points. Enter your i>Clicker remote ID (found on the back of your i>Clicker) in Remote Registration under the I>CLICKER block in Moodle. Students will need to contact the instructor by the end of the first month of class if they cannot determine their remote ID or if there is another reason that their i>Clicker is not registered. i>Clickers will be used every day inclass and students are responsible for bringing their remote daily (and perhaps extra batteries).Writing assignments will be due about every other Friday; the top five scores from sixassignments will be used. The assignments are to write a one-page essay; they be completed on a word processor and submitted as a legible hard copy. Each written assignment will beworth 10 points and will be graded for both content (8 points) and writing style (2 points). Late written assignments will be penalized one point per day and must be handed directly to theinstructor.PDF files of lectures and supplementary material will be available to download from Moodle:http://umonline.umt.edu. These notes are best used as a template for taking notes in class. They are not a substitute for attending class or reading the assignments. An official UM email address must be used for email correspondence with the instructor, according to University policy. Grades cannot be discussed by email, according to FERPA.The University of Montana assures equal access to instruction through collaboration betweenstudents with disabilities, instructors, and Disability Services for Students (DSS). Please contactDSS in Lommasson 154 if you think you may have a disability adversely affecting youracademic performance. The course instructor will work with you and DSS to provide anappropriate accommodation. 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Dropping the course or changing grading status will strictly follow the University policies andprocedures, which are described in the catalog. Students should note that they cannot change to an audit after the 15th day of instruction. In addition, dropping the course or changing thegrading status (to CR/NCR) are not automatically approved after the 45th day of the semester;these may be requested by petition, but the petition must be accompanied by documentation of extenuating circumstances. Requests to drop the course or change the grading status to benefita student’s grade point average will not be approved.Academic misconduct will be reported and handled as described in The University of MontanaStudent Conduct Code. All students must practice academic honesty. Academic misconduct issubject to an academic penalty by the course instructor and/or a disciplinary sanction by theUniversity. All students need to be familiar with the Student Conduct Code. The StudentConduct Code defines plagiarism as “representing another person’s words, ideas, data, ormaterials as one’s own.” Students are encouraged to work together in completing writtenassignments to solve problems, to share information or resources, and to test each other’sunderstanding: these are all acceptable forms of collaboration. However, the written work thateach student turns in must be her or his own. Only in this way can individual understanding of concepts or information be judged. Students can work together up to the point of writing. At thatstage, each student must work independently. In addition, once a student has written an out-of-class assignment, it must not be shown to another student in the course. Assignments from twoor more students that have significant overlap as judged by the instructor will be regarded as a violation of the expectation that students turn in independent assignments. Also, direct copyingof sentences from any published source, including the Internet, without proper citation isconsidered plagiarism: write the information in your own words; the instructor will check literaryand online resources. These violations will handled according to the Student Conduct Code.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Day/Date Topic Reading M Jan 26 IntroductionW Jan 28 Science as a way of knowing How Science Works and ScienceDenialF Jan 30 Chemical foundations Ch. 1M Feb 2 Origins of life Meaning of Life and Twice asNaturalW Feb 4 Cells Ch. 1F Feb 6 Energy, enthalpy and entropy Ch. 1M Feb 9 Evolution The Challenge of AntibioticResistanceW Feb 11 Hydrogen bonds Ch. 2F Feb 13 pH, acids and bases Ch. 2W Feb 18 Amino acids Ch. 3F Feb 20 (continued)M Feb 23 Peptides Ch. 3W Feb 25 Protein structure Ch. 4F Feb 27 Hemoglobin and myoglobin Ch. 4M Mar 2 (continued)W Mar 4 Midterm exam IF Mar 6 Protein folding Ch. 4M Mar 9 Enzymes Ch. 6 and 7W Mar 11 Lipids (Dan Drecktrah) Ch. 8F Mar 13 Biological membranes (Dan Drecktrah) Ch. 8M Mar 16 Montana State Science FairW Mar 18 Monosaccharides Ch. 16F Mar 20 (continued)M Mar 23 Disaccharides and polysaccharides Ch. 16W Mar 25 Metabolism overview Ch. 15F Mar 27 No classM Apr 6 Respiration overview Ch. 17, 19, and 20W Apr 8 Photosynthesis overview Ch. 22F Apr 10 DNA structure Ch. 9M Apr 13 RNA structure Ch. 9W Apr 15 Midterm exam IIF Apr 17 Replication Ch. 10M Apr 20 (continued)W Apr 22 Transcription Ch. 11F Apr 24 (continued)M Apr 27 Transcriptional regulation Ch. 11W Apr 29 (continued)F May 1 Genetic code and translation Ch. 12M May 4 (continued)W May 6 Cell cycle, mitosis, and meiosisF May 8 (continued)R May 14 Final exam (10:10 AM)

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