Week 1     Introduction, Properties of Water
                Sept 2, 3, 5
                Skim chapter 1, read chapter 2
                Problems 2-1; 2-3; 2-10; 2-11; 2-12; 2-14; 2-15 and extra buffer problems as needed

Week 2     Bioenergetics
                Sept 9, 10, 12
                Chapter 3
                Problems 3-8; 3-9; 3-10; 3-11

Week 3     Amino acids, Nucleotides, DNA
                Sept 16, 17, 19
                Chapter 4: 1, 5; Chapter 5: 1-3; skim 5:4-5
                Problems 4-2; 4-5; 4-7; 5-2; 5-5

Week 4     Methods
                Sept 23, 24, 26
                Chapter 6
                Problems 6-4; 6-5; 6-8; 6-11; 6-14; 6-17

Week 5     Primary Structure of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
                Sept 30, Oct 1, 3
                Chapter 7: 1-2; skim 7:3-4
                Problems 7-2; 7-6; 7-11; 7-12; 7-19 and extra sequencing problems as needed

Exam 1     handed out 10/3
                Individual stage due on 10/8 in class
                Collaborative work in class 10/8,
                     continuing until 10/10
                Collaborative stage due on 10/10 in class

Week 6     Protein 3-D Structure
                Oct 8, 10, 15
                Chapter 8; Chapter 9: 3, 5
                Problems 8-3; 8-14; 8-18; 8-22; 8-23; 9-3; 9-4; 9-12

Fall Break

Week 7     Hemoglobin
                Oct 17, 21, 22
                Chapter 10
                Problems 10-4; 10-10; 10-11; 10-13; 10-17

Week 8     Carbohydrates
                Oct 24, 28
                Chapter 11
                Problems 11-1; 11-7; 11-15

Week 9   Lipids and Membranes
                Oct 29, 31, Nov 5
                Chapter 12
                Problems 12-1; 12-5; 12-8; 12-15; 12-17

no class 11/4 (Tanner conference)

Week 10    Enzymes I (classification and kinetics)
                Nov 7, 11
                Chapters 13 and 14
                Problems 13-3; 13-6; 13-7; 14-2; 14-3; 14-4; 14-6 and extra kinetics problems as needed

Week 11    Enzymes II (mechanisms)
                Nov 12, 14
                Chapter 15
                Problems 15-6; 15-10; 15-11; 15-16

Exam 2     handed out 11/14
                Individual stage due on 11/18 in class
                Collaborative work in class 11/18,
                     continuing until 11/19
                Collaborative stage due on class 11/19 in class

Week 12    DNA 3-D Structure
                Nov 19, 21, 25
                Chapter 29
                Problems 29-2; 29-4; 29-8

Thanksgiving Break

Week 13    Introduction to Metabolism, Wrap up and Review

Dec 2, 3, 5, 9
Chapter 16
Problems 1601; 16-4; 16-6
Quiz make-ups on 12/9
Take-home portion of final handed out on 12/9