(Lab Required) (Formerly 060.237) An introductory course dealing with the basic metabolic processes that occur in living cells, including the production and use of metabolic energy, the breakdown and synthesis of biomolecules; the synthesis of DNA, RNA and proteins; and the regulation of these processes. This course is also given in Chemistry as CHEM 2370. Not to be held with MBIO 2371, MBIO 2780 (060.278), CHEM 2370, CHEM 2371 (002.237), or CHEM 2780 (002.278). Prerequisites: CHEM 2210 (002.221) (C); and one of MBIO 2360 (060.236), MBIO 2361, CHEM 2360 (002.236), or CHEM 2361 (C). NOTE: Students may hold this course for credit in the B.Sc. General Degree program, but may not use it to fulfill the minimum requirement of 12 credit hours in 2000 level Chemistry (pre-September 2008 regulations). Those students following the new B.Sc. General Degree regulations (effective 2008-09) are able to use this course as advanced level credit in both Microbiology and Chemistry.
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June 28, 2016
Winter 2016 - Prof: Dr. Khajehpour
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July 5, 2019
Winter 2019 - Prof: Gerd Prehna
CommentsI think this would've been a bit better with a different prof, since Prehna was really boring. Regardless, this course sucks. There's just so much to memorize. The exams are also unfairly marked; you could get one little detail wrong on a pathway-drawing question and get 0 marks. The lab sucks because the reports are marked harshly and unfairly a lot of the time. And to top it all off, the lab exam is hard.AdviceMemorize everything, but pay special attention to anything related to regulation because they like to test on that. Draw out your pathways regularly throughout the term; you really don't want to cram for these exams. As for the lab, follow the lab manual as best as you can when writing the reports. Don't be discouraged if you don't do well on some reports because there's 1 or 2 where the class average is always bad. Focus on report calculations for the lab exam. |
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June 29, 2016
Winter 2016 - Prof: Dr. Khajehpour
CommentsI understand the biochemistry courses are going to be hard but the exams were ridiculously difficult and unfair. On top of the mountains of information you need to memorize, the midterm and final exam only consists of 5-8 long answer questions so if you blank on a question or forget some detail, there goes 20-30% of your grade right there. Khajehpour at first comes off as a rude and angry guy but he means well and wants students to do well, but he's still a very unfair marker.AdviceYou'll never spend more time studying for one course than biochem 2 in your undergraduate career. Make it worthwhile |
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Oct. 18, 2016
Summer 2015 - Prof: Diana Mlinar
CommentsShe repeats the notes verbatim from the slides, but makes great analogies and does sometimes talk extra about theory which she will test you on. Exams were extremely fair and she was the lab professor also, which makes the labs not ridiculous in terms of marking.AdviceBasically, an A+ is easily doable in this course with her as long as you start drawing the pathways early and just memorize them and understand the theory she asks. |
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Sept. 8, 2016
Summer 2016 - Prof: Yanelis Acebo Guerrero
CommentsProf. is enthusiastic about the course and is extremely helpful if you don't understand the concepts, patient enough to explain it again. She also relates topics with microbiology. Exam is fair but then again you must know the materials.AdviceRequires memorization and depth understanding on the concepts. Advice would be to do extremely well in the lab component and practice writing out the mechanisms with a timer, since exam will be long. |
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This man delights in watching people fail. The course material is also very detailed, and will require a lot of memorization.Advice
Memorize as if your life depends on it, and make sure to actually attend class. No textbook is required, although the lab book certainly is.