BB 421/621

 Biochemistry I Lecture & Lab Information

                                                                                     

DOWNLOADABLE VERSION OF COMPLETE SYLLABUS (pdf)

DOWNLOADABLE VERSIONS OF COURSE SCHEDULES
(Other essential information is listed below)

Lecture A1 (Current Schedule) version 3
Lecture A2 - Syllabus version 1
Laboratory - Syllabus version 1

Staff Phone Office E-mail  Hours 
Dr. Dean Tolan 3-5310 Room 702, 24 Cummington (LSE) tolan@bu.edu T 11:00-11:50, W 12:20-1:10, and F 2:00-3:30
only before exams, or by arrangement in LSE-704
Dr. Pinghua Liu 3-2481 Room 453, 590 Commonwealth (SCI) pinghua@bu.edu T 6:00-7:00, F 5:30-6:30, or by arrangement
Dr. Blair Szymczyna – Room 452, 590 Commonwealth (SCI) biochlab@bu.edu T 5:15-6:00 pm, W 5:30-6:30 pm, R 12:00-1:00 pm
Teaching Fellows: See Faculty/Staff See Faculty/Staff See See Faculty/Staff See Faculty/Staff
 
 
SECTION
TIME
DAY
INSTRUCTOR
LOCATION (Bldg Room)
Lecture (A1) 8:00 - 9:55 AM
9:05 - 9:55 AM		 M
WF		 Prof. Tolan CAS 224
Pre-lab Discussions C1 - 12:30-1:45 PM
C2 - 2:00-3:45 PM 		T
T 		Dr. Szymczyna
Dr. Szymczyna
 SCI 109
COM 101
Laboratory*
 B1 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
B2 - 1:25 PM - 5:25 PM
B3 - 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
B4 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
B5 - 1:25 PM - 5:25 PM
B6 - 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
B7 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
B8 - 1:25 PM - 5:25 PM
B9 - 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
BA - 10:10 AM - 2:10 PM
BB - 3:35 PM - 7:35 PM 		W
W
W
R
R
R
F
F
F
M
M 		Dr. Jackson Ho & Emma Mortara
Dr. Jackson Ho & Favian Liu
Takumi Hawes & Yinze Wu
Favian Liu & Daniel Nartey
Patryk Kalinowski & Daniel Nartey
Patryk Kalinowski & Takumi Hawes
Christina Alcaro & Haley Curtis
Haley Curtis & Xufeng (Francis) Fang
Xufeng (Francis) Fang & Dr. Jackson Ho
Kristin Hughes & Chenxi Liu
Kristin Hughes & Chenxi Liu
 SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
SCI 162
621 Discussion (Graduate Students in 621 (both A1 and A2)) TBA TBA Dr. Liu TBA
*ALL sessions start on Wednesday and repeat until the following Monday.
 
 
Prerequisites:

      Students are REQUIRED to have passed (C or greater) TWO semesters of organic chemistry (CH204, CH214, or CH212).
 
Textbooks (all are available at the BU Bookstore):

  1.   "Lehninger’s Principles of Biochemistry 8th edition” by Nelson, Cox & Hoskins is REQUIRED
  2.   “Biochemistry Laboratory Manual, 6th Edition” by Dean R. Tolan, Jose L. Medrano & Wen Yi Low is REQUIRED.
  3.   Access to the Achieve web site is REQUIRED.

      4.   There are many ways to purchase the textbook and Achieve, which includes an e-version of the textbook. But, the most convienient way is through FirstDay™. The BU Bookstore has partnered with the publisher to provide these required course materials in electronic form on the first day of class at reasonable prices. The class is automatically enrolled unless you opt out. If you don't opt out, your books will be charged to your student account. The lab manual is offered separately at the BU Bookstore (BNC) or directly from the publisher. More information about the FirstDay program is here.

        If you only have available Lehninger’s Principles of Biochemistry, 7th edition, here is the syllabus from the last year it was used. McMillan published a conversion guide, including what was changed with the problems at the end of the chapter. It's a large file.


Grading:

  Attendance and meeting the deadlines of all Dates listed above are required. There will be no make-up exams except as allowed by the policy outlined in the Syllabus: Policies; lab write-ups turned in late will have points deducted. See policy in the laboratory syllabi (see above).

 

Important Dates
Last day to ADD Monday Sept. 15
Last day to drop without a 'W' Tuesday Oct. 6
Last day to withdraw with a 'W'
or apply for P/F		 Tuesday Nov. 7

Biochemistry Home Page:

Here you can find the Class Rosters, Syllabi, Introduction, pre-lab Discussion slides applicable to everyone in the course, and for those in the A1 section: an outline of what was covered in lecture, class announcements, grades, etc.

 

Academic Conduct:

The Boston University rules and regulations described in the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Conduct Code will be strictly enforced (copies are available CAS Academic Advising Office, 100 Bay State Road, Room 401). In particular, this applies to the writing of lab reports (See Introduction). Data is shared and discussion is encouraged, but all written material, including graphs and tables, must be from your own hand.

Here is an example of what can happen if you try to cheat: Click Here