Courses taught by Professor Vardar-Ulu
Chemistry 222: Introduction to Biochemistry
Chemistry 222: Introduction to Biochemistry- Lecture, Fall 2006
Syllabus for CHEM 222- Lecture
General course overview:
This course is designed to serve only as an introduction to the field of biochemistry.
Thus, during this single semester course we will attempt to develop a strong conceptual
understanding for the underlying basis of a wide range of biochemical phenomena that we
will only touch on briefly (or not at all). The first part of the course will cover
the building blocks of biological macromolecules while the second part will focus on
metabolic pathways that are utilized to form or destroy these building blocks.
Chemistry 22: Introduction to Biochemistry- Lab, Fall 2006
Goals for the lab:
- Develop basic laboratory skills pertinent to biochemical research
- Learn various biochemical and biophysical techniques to develop an appreciation for what kinds of scientific questions each can be used to answer, and what their limitations are
- Learn how to:
- a) formulate a question and a hypothesis that answers it.
- b) design experiments to test the hypothesis
- c) carry out the experiments and collect data
- d) convert raw data into results
- e) interpret these results and provide critical discussions
- f) write up your work in publishable format