BIOL 2023 Introductory Biochemistry

Lecturer: Shawn MacLellan

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General Information
Class Lecture Schedule
Syllabus
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Course Content
Week 1 Lectures
Lecture 1 slides
Lecture 2 slides
Lecture 3 slides
Week 2 Lectures
Lecture 4 slides
etc
D2L will be up and running by Sunday, lecture slides are always
posted on the day before the lecture (when possible).

see official syllabus on D2L

for full information

Literature Resources
The formal textbook for this course is the biochemistry textbook:
Biochemistry (Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer) 8th Edition
Note that all assigned chapters and sections (in the 5th Edition) are available on-line if you
do not possess this text.
How to access textbook Biochemistry (5th Edition, Stryer) on-line.
1. go to National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

2. Go to sidebar on right side of page, under Popular Resources click on Bookshelf.

3. In the search box at top of page, type in keywords Stryer and Biochemistry.
Hit enter and the on-line textbook (5th Edition) should be the top hit.
4. Click on top link and page will list all of the chapters in the book.
see official syllabus for full information

Books on Sci Library Reserve for BIOL2033

Biochemistry (Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer) 7th Edition
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life (McKee and McKee)
Principles of Biochemistry (Moran)
Biochemistry (Garret)
The Molecules of Life - Physical and Chemical Principles (Kuriyan)

see official syllabus for full information

University closures:
Midterm exams are held in-class. Some exams are preceded by a review lecture which
again is not an obligation for the instructor.
In the event the university is officially closed on the day of a review
lecture or the review class cannot be held for any other reason, the following
exam will still be held on the scheduled date.

That is, even if the review lecture is cancelled due to university closure or for
any other reason, the exam will still proceed as scheduled.
In the event the university is officially closed on the day of a scheduled exam, or
the exam is not held for any other reason, the exam will be held in the next
available class. No other notice of this re-scheduling will be provided.
That is, if the university is closed on the day of an exam, be prepared to write
the exam in the next regularly scheduled class time.
see official syllabus for full information

The Purpose and Intent of BIOL 2033

The purpose of this biochemistry course is to expose students to fundamental principles
of the molecular basis of life. Life is a chemical phenomenon. For some students, the
content of this course will be challenging as atoms, electrons, and such are not
immediately comprehensible to humans in an intuitive sense. If you have trouble
understanding any concept, please be sure to contact me by email for additional help
and discussion. You must however attend all or at least most lectures. If you do not, you
will likely do poorly in this course and I will not be able to help you. Many students have
designs on applying for professional medical schools in the future and as such feel it is
necessary to achieve a minimal mark of A- in the course. Please be aware at the outset
that the historical average in this course is in the B range and the average in other years
with other lecturers has been even lower. Not every student will even achieve this mark.
Please modulate your own individual hopes for a high mark with the realization that this
course cannot be designed such that all students will achieve a mark in the A range. I will
help you achieve the highest mark you can with as much input as I can muster with a
class of over 200 students, but realize I cannot tailor your final mark, whatever that may
be, to your future aspirations and desire for a high mark.

see official syllabus for full information

No, I am not. But I cannot alter policies or amend marks on an individual basis.
See you on Monday!