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    Biophysical Chemistry Spring 2010: Course Resources

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    Biophysical Chemistry Spring 2010

    JHS 309 MWF 9:40-10:40 PM

    Dr. Glazier Office Hours


    JHS 317  Tuesday & Thursday 10:45 – 11:45 AM
    229-5855  W, R or F to be arranged
    sglazier@stlawu.edu  By appointment

    Course Resources
    1. Thomas Engel & Philip Reid. Thermodynamics, Statistical Thermodynamics &
    Kinetics, 2nd ed. Pearson Education Inc., San Francisco CA, 2008.
    2. Lectures, exam keys, grades, and other course materials:
    http://angel.stlawu.edu/angel
    3. Library resources for projects: http://sciencelibrary.stlawu.edu - CHEMISTRY

    Grading
    Includes attendance, engagement and useful contributions
    Course Citizenship 5% to the task at hand.
    Problems (9) 15% Three each: Discussion, written and on-line.
    Exams (4) 50% One hour in-class.
    Project (1) 10% Current topics in biophysical chemistry.
    Comprehensive. You may substitute your final exam grade
    Final 20% for your lowest exam grade.
    No make-up problems or exams will be given except for university sponsored events or excuses
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    approved by the Dean of Students’ office. There is a 10% penalty per day for late work.
    Grade Range (%) Grade Range (%)
    4.00 93-100 2.25 75-76.9 The mean final grade will usually
    3.75 91-92.9 2.00 72-74.9 correspond to a 2.9. If you
    3.50 88-90.9 1.75 70-71.9 collectively all do an outstanding
    3.25 86-87.9 1.50 67-69.9 job, then you will be rewarded by
    3.00 83-85.9 1.25 65-66.9 the mean corresponding to a higher
    2.75 81-82.9 1.00 60-64.9 grade. This happens in about one
    2.50 77-80.9 0.00 < 60 third of classes.
    Tentative Course Schedule
    Date Chapter: Topic
    Januar
    y Properties of Gases
    18th 1, 7.1 – 7.2: Equations of state
    25th 2: 1st law, internal energy, heat, and work
    February
    1st 2: Heat capacity and enthalpy
    5.1 – 5.8: 2nd law and entropy
    8th Exam 1 Friday 2/12/10 Chapters 1 – 2
    Reactions of Gases
    15th 6: Equilibrium and Gibbs energy
    nd
    22 16: Kinetic theory of gases
    March
    18.13 – 18.14: Reactive collisions
    1st Exam 2 Friday 3/5/10 Chapters 5, 6 & 16

    8th
    15th 18.1 – 18.5: Rate laws & reaction
    22nd 19.1, 19.5, 19.7: Radical-chain reactions
    19.8: Photochemistry
    29th Exam 3 Friday 4/2/10 Chapters 18 – 19
    April Properties of Solutions
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    5th 8.1 – 8.6.: Phase changes


    12th 9.1 – 9.13: Ideal & real
    Reactions in Solution
    11: Electrochemistry, batteries and fuel cells
    19th Exam 4 Friday 4/23/10 Chapters 8 – 9
    19: Enzyme kinetics Last day of classes on
    th
    26 Friday
    May
    3rd Comprehensive Final Exam Tuesday 5/4/10 8:30 – 11:30 AM

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    Course Expectations
    Productivity
    I want to make the most of our three hours of guaranteed biophysical chemistry time.
    Productivity in class is governed by the character of individual preparation and
    engagement. To prepare for each class, complete homework covering material from
    our previous meeting and skim the new reading assignment working examples as you
    go. Come to each class ready to learn and contribute.

    Homework
     Advice – “The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.”
         - Rosabeth Moss
    Cantor
    Problems sets will be give for each chapter to reinforce material covered in class
    and help you prepare for exams. I encourage you to form study groups to work on
    homework and to prepare for exams. If you find a particular type of problem
    difficult, find unassigned problems of that type to practice. Chemistry is learned
    by doing – make mistakes, discuss different approaches (right and wrong ones),
    play, and stay current. You will be asked to explain your reasoning and points of
    uncertainty during lecture – be ready.

     Motivation – “Genius is seldom recognized for what it is: a great capacity for hard
    work.” - Henry Ford, 1863 – 1947
    Two semesters of exam and homework grades are posted on Angel as evidence
    that high quality homework corresponds to high exam grades. If you come across
    a good problem from your research or studies that you’d like to see on a
    homework or exam, send me a copy and I may use it.

    Academic Integrity
    We are privileged to have the opportunity to devote ourselves to the simple task of
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    scholarship and I expect students to acknowledge the fragile foundation of privilege


    by complying with the University’s academic honor code. Damaging the integrity of
    your education is offensive to your professor, peers and society at large, all of whom
    rely on your potential to contribute now and in the future. Talk to me if you
    encounter a grey area. http://www.stlawu.edu/acadaffairs/academicintegrity.htm
    Project
    Rationale
    St. Lawrence University is one of a number of colleges offering a course in biophysical
    chemistry to comply with guidelines from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The
    ACS has increased the amount of biochemistry content required for chemistry majors
    in response to a boom in bio-related research. The project for this course has three
    goals: 1) Co-discover progress in the field of biophysical chemistry by reviewing
    current literature in peer-reviewed journals; 2) Publish a journal of our own that
    reflects our classes’ interests and unique character; and 3) Encourage collaboration
    between chemists and biochemists.

    Assignment
    Design a project the meets the three goals listed above by publishing a journal of
    biophysical chemistry as seen by our class. The contents of the journal should relate
    to topics from class and be written so that our journal’s audience is interested and
    learns about current topics in biophysical chemistry. The project will be completed in
    four steps: 1) Organizational meeting; 2) Approval of job assignments and task list; 3)
    Rough printing; and 4) Final publication and dissemination.

    "Now, in the second law of thermodynamics..."


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