Biochemistry 2280A
Biochemistry is a memory intensive course where details matter. To prepare for exams, you should go over lectures notes AND course notes. The courses notes can be bought at the beginning of the year from the Biochem department. In preparation for exams, you should also go over practice questions from the class notes and the practice exam which also comes with the course notes package. The textbook is primarily used as a reference in this course so textbook readings will help you understand certain topics a little better but most likely will not be explicitly tested.
In terms of content, you will be going over the 4 major categories of biological macromolecules: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. You will learn about their structures, some of the laboratory techniques to detect these molecules, some of the biological pathways that these molecules are involved in, and some real-life applications.
Although the average for this course has traditionally been one of the highest of the second year courses, don't think of this course as a bird course. There is a lot to memorize and the final exam has traditionally been very difficult. I guess that makes up for the 15% assignment mark (3 assignments) that are very straightforward.
In terms of content, you will be going over the 4 major categories of biological macromolecules: proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. You will learn about their structures, some of the laboratory techniques to detect these molecules, some of the biological pathways that these molecules are involved in, and some real-life applications.
Although the average for this course has traditionally been one of the highest of the second year courses, don't think of this course as a bird course. There is a lot to memorize and the final exam has traditionally been very difficult. I guess that makes up for the 15% assignment mark (3 assignments) that are very straightforward.