course introduction and cells (Ch. 2).ppt

Biochemistry I
Instructor: Dr. Fan Jiang(江凡)
Class schedule: Monday 1:30--3:05 pm
Wednesday 3:20--4:55 pm
Place: Biology Building 214
Teaching assistant:
Requirement: Write in English with correct grammar. Expressions made of only keywords piled together are
NOT acceptable. Leave no chance for guessing.
anization
(a metaphor to a play)
Static part (静态部分):
Dynamic part (动态部分):
To introduce characters, roles, scenes, backgrounds, settings, …etc (structure and function)
To present dialogues, actions, stories, and drama (interesting and exciting)
Rationale for anization
1. Natural for systematic studies and learning (as opposed to casual understanding).
2. Pedagogic purposes (teaching purposes): easy to add and delete.
3. Organization of our textbook (Lehninger’s is very detailed and well illustrated, good for reading and self-learning. Stryer’s more advanced but less detailed. Zubay’s may be in the middle).
4. Our anization.
Goals of Studying Biochemistry
1. To introduce the language of biochemistry, with careful explanations of the meaning, origin, and significance of terms.
2. To provide a balanced understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological context in which each biomolecule, reaction, and pathway operates.
3. To project a clear and repeated emphasis on major themes, especially those relating to evolution, thermodynamics, regulation, and the relationship between structure and function.
4. To explain and to place in context the most important techniques that have brought us to our current understanding of biochemistry (key experiments)
5. To sustain the student’s interest by developing topics in a logical and stepwise manner; taking every opportunity to point out connections between processes; identifying gaps in our knowledge that promise to challenge future generations of scientists; supplying the historical context of selected major discoveries, when such context is useful; and highlighting the implications of biochemical advances for s