Lecture

Date

Material Covered

Assignments

1

Jan 12

Course Introduction

Chemical Calculations

AJ:  Fundamentals A-H

(AJ Problems: A.25, A.27, A.29, B.15, B.19, B.20, C.13, C.17, D.1, D.3, D.5, D.9, D.15, E.1, E.5, E.7, E.15, E.19, E.25, F.1, F.5, F.9, F.15, G.7, G.11, G.13, G.17, G.23, H.5, H.7, H.13, H.21)

2

Jan 14

Solutions:  Precipitation Reactions and Solubility

AJ:  Fundamentals I

AJ:  Ch 11.8 – 11.14

3

Jan 19

Acid/Base Reactions

AJ:  Fundamentals J

AJ:  Ch 10, 11.1 – 11.7

Problem Set 1 Due

 

Jan 21

Quiz 1

4

Jan 26

Redox Reactions

AJ:  Fundamentals K

5

Jan 28

Organic Chemistry: 

Functional Groups, Common Reactions

AJ: Ch 18 and 19

6

Feb 2

Intermolecular Forces

Introduction to thinking about biology chemically

AJ:  Ch 5.2 – 5.5

CF:  Ch 1 and 2

 

 

Feb 4

Test 1

7

Feb 9

Amino Acids:  Structure and Behaviour

AJ:  19.8

CF:  Ch 3.1 – 3.5

8

Feb 11

Proteins 1: Structure

AJ:  19.13

CF:  Ch 4

9

Feb 16

Techniques 1:  UV-Visible Spectrophotometry

AJ:  p. 136 - 137

Handout

Problem Set 2 Due

 

Feb 18

Quiz 2

10

Feb 23

Proteins 2:  Kinetics

 

AJ:  Ch 13.15

CF:  Ch 6.1 – 6.4

11

Feb 25

(Kinetics contŐd)

CF:  Ch 6.5 – 6.7

12

Mar 2

Proteins 3:  Active Sites

Case Study 1:  Alcohol Dehydrogenase

CF:  7.5 – 7.8

Handout

 

Mar 4

Test 2

13

Mar 9

Carbohydrates

Course Drop Deadline tomorrow (Mar 10)

AJ:  19.14

CF:  Ch 16.1 – 16.5

14

Mar 11

Nucleic Acids:  Informational Macromolecules

AJ:  19.15

CF:  Ch 9.1 – 9.5

Problem Set 3 Due

 

Mar 16

Spring Break

 

Mar 18

15

Mar 23

Lipids and Membranes

CF:  Ch 8.1 – 8.6

(CF Problems:  Ch 8:  1, 6, 12, 17, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34)

 

Mar 25

Quiz 3

16

Mar 30

The Chemical Reactions of Life 1: Glycolysis

CF:  Ch 17.1 – 17.5

(CF Problems:  Ch 17:  6, 7, 9, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 30, 32, 36, 50)

 

17

Apr 1

The Chemical Reactions of Life 2:

The Citric Acid Cycle

CF:  Ch 19.1 – 19.9

(CF Problems:  Ch 19:  1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 21, 29, 37, 39, 43, 46, 50)

 

18

Apr 6

The Chemical Reactions of Life 3:

Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation

CF:  Ch 20.1 – 20.8

(CF Problems:  Ch 20:  2, 5, 6, 13, 15, 22, 27, 31, 39, 40, 44, 49)

 

Apr 8

Test 3

19

Apr 13

Case Study 2:  HIV Protease

Handout

20

Apr 15

Case Study 3:  Glycosyl Hydrolases

Handout

Problem Set 4 Due

 

Apr 20

Quiz 4

21

Apr 22

Final Exam Review