Professor Wilbur H. (Bill) Campbell
Office 409 DOW/ESE, 487-2214
EMAIL: wcampbel@mtu.edu
Office Hours: Noon to 2 PM Mon, Tues, Wed. & Fri
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PURPOSE OF THE COURSE AND APPROACH TO THE SUBJECT:
I will introduce you to the field of biochemistry including the basics and some recent developments. Most of the course will focus on proteins: their structure and how they act as catalysts in biological systems. In addition, I will give you an introduction to the molecular biological aspects of protein biochemistry and how this knowledge is being applied in the real world.
GRADING AND EXAMS:
There will be 3 Exams: 2 one-hour Exams during the term and a 2 hour comprehensive Final Exam during final exams week. Each of the one-hour Exams will be worth 100 points and the Final Exam worth 200 points. The final grade will be based on the 400 total points for these 3 Exams. The letter grades accepted by the University will be given (i.e. A, AB, B, BC, C, CD, D, F). I do not use a "fixed" scale for grading, but it usually comes out that if you get 90% of the points on the Exams, then you get an "A", while 85 to 89% results in a "AB (B+)". The break between a "B" and a "BC (C+)" usually falls about 70 to 75%. Percentages of total points for other grades (ie. C, CD, D, F) vary a lot from year to year, but I rarely give grades less than a C.
If you do not do as well on an Exam as you thought you would, especially the first one, then come talk to me about it. I may be able to help you improve on the next exam. If you show marked improvement on Exam II relative to Exam I and also do well on the final, then I may be able to ignore the first exam to some extent and give you a better overall grade.
In any case, if you are deciding to drop this course, stop by to see me -- maybe I can help you and you can stay in the course!
Handouts and Problem Sets:
I will provide you with handouts containing materials useful for solving the problem sets I hand out. These problem sets are for helping you on the exams and will not be graded. If you can do the problems in the handouts, then you should be able to pass the problem solving parts of the exams with no problem. Ignoring the problem sets is a mistake!!! If you work on the problems prior to the day I discuss them in class, then you will get the most out of them.
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©Wilbur H. Campbell, 1996, 1997, 1999; wcampbel@mtu.edu
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