Instructor:  Dr. Dennis L. Merat
 

Office Hours: Room  S-302B
                      8:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.  MTWF
 

Phone Numbers:   321-4201 (Office)
                            362-3682 (Home, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.)
 

E – mail:   dmerat@cbu.edu
 

Course Description:   This course is designed to illustrate and explain the principles discussed in Chem 312.
 

Prerequisite or Corequisite:  Chem 312
 

Required Texts and Materials:

            1.  Modern Experimental Biochemistry , Second edition,
                 by Rodney F. Boyer

            2.  Scientific Calculator
 

General Course Goals:  The course is designed to:

            1)   Introduce students to the basic techniques and procedures used in the biochemistry laboratory including:
            spectrophotometry, chromatography, centrifugation, and enzyme kinetics;

            2)   Illustrate principles discussed in Chemistry 312 .

Attendance:  Regular laboratory attendance is required.
 
 
 

Point Distribution:

       7 laboratory assignments @   100  points  each    700  points

Grading Policy:

          Average  (%)                       Letter Grade

             90 -- 100                                   A
             80 --  89                                    B
             70 --  79                                    C
             60 --  69                                    D
             59 or below                                F
 

The student’s average for this course is calculated by dividing the total points earned by 700, then multiplying by 100.  If your scores are within these ranges, you are guaranteed the appropriate letter grade for the range within which your scores fall.

 For problems involving numeric calculations, ALL WORK, except simple arithmetic , must be shown to receive any credit.  Partial credit will be given.  All answers must be given to the proper number of significant figures.