Samuels, D. Scott

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University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Syllabi Course Syllabi Spring 2-1-2017 BCH 110.01: Intro Biology for Biochemists D. Scott Samuels University of Montana - Missoula, scott.samuels@umontana.edu Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Recommended Citation Samuels, D. Scott, "BCH 110.01: Intro Biology for Biochemists" (2017). Syllabi. 4688. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/4688 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 1 10 Spring  2017 Liberal  Arts  106,  MWF , 11:00 AM-11:50  AM Scott SamuelsOffice: Clapp Building 207Telephone: 243-6145Email: samuels@mso.umt.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)Learning outcomes are to understand the chemistry of life; to begin to think critically and solve scientific problems; and to appreciate the role molecular processes play in biology. This coursewill emphasize biochemical principles, scientific concepts, and information syntheses while fostering an appreciation of the structure and function of molecules in cells as well as thechemical reactions that together constitute life. Students will be able to:•	 Understand the definition of science in the context of a way of knowing•	 Appreciate the chemical nature of life•	 Understand how polymeric macromolecules can encode information in the sequence ofmonomeric subunits•	 Understand that cells are the basic unit of life•	 Know that reaction rate and reaction direction are different thermodynamic properties•	 Understand the mechanism of natural selection and its role in evolution•	 Appreciate the remarkable properties of water•	 Understand the structure, function, and properties of amino acids and the peptide bond•	 Understand allosteric regulation•	 Appreciate the diversity in the structure and function of lipids•	 Know the structure of the lipid bilayer and understand its thermodynamic basis•	 Understand the structures of carbohydrates and how to depict them•	 Understand the function of DNA and how it is related to the structure of DNA•	 Understand the function of RNA in gene expression•	 Know the mechanisms of replication, transcription, and translation•	 Appreciate the biological benefits of sexual reproductionThe 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 total1!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              A 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.Extra credit will be available for students that volunteer to judge at the Montana State ScienceFair on Monday, March 27 (http://hs.umt.edu/mtsciencefair/).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 (11:00 AM) on Wednesday, March 1 and Wednesday, April 12. The final exam willbe at 10:10 AM on Tuesday, May 9. 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 in class. Students willneed to contact the instructor by the end of the first month of class if they cannot determine theirremote ID or if there is another reason that their i>Clicker is not registered. i>Clickers will beused every day in class and students are responsible for bringing their remote daily (andperhaps 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.These notes are best used as a template for taking notes in class. They are not a substitute forattending 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 changeto 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 ofextenuating circumstances.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 the University. 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 that each student turns in must be her or his own. Only in this way can individual understanding ofconcepts 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. Direct copying ofsentences from any published source, including the Internet, without proper citation is considered plagiarism: write the information in your own words; the instructor will check literaryand online resources. Violations will be handled according to the Student Conduct Code.3!

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