Classes
College Math - Precaluclus (MAT100)
This course builds sound and strong basic mathematics that are required for studying undergrad mathematics. This course is particularly important to students, whose mathematical skills are not sufficiently developed at high school levels. This course covers materials that include algebraic operations, radical and rational expression, equalities and in-equalities, functions and analytic geometry, special types of functions (linear, quadratic, inverse, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric), solution to equations, and identities involving some types of functions.
The student is expected to understand the basic concepts on the following topics that are covered in the course:
1. Exponents and Rational Exponents 2. Polynomials 3. Rational Expressions 4. Equations (Linear, Rational, Radical, Quadratic) 5. Functions and Their Graphs 6. Linear Functions and Slope 7. Composite and Inverse Functions 8. Quadratic Functions and Their Graphs 9. Rational Functions and Their Graphs 10. Polynomial and Rational Inequalities 11. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 12. Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 13. Exponential Growth and Decay 14. Trigonometric Functions 15. Systems of Linear Equations in Two and Three Variables 16. Systems of Nonlinear Equations in Two Variables
Semester Schedule:
The schedule is subject to change according to the need of the class and the instructor, as determined by the instructor.
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date |
chapter # |
topic |
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Sept 1 |
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Introduction |
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Sept 3 |
chapter 1 |
The foundations of biochemistry (introduction, 1.1 cellular foundations) |
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Sept 8 |
chapter 1 |
The foundations of biochemistry (1.2 chemical foundations) |
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Sept 10 |
chapter 1 |
The foundations of biochemistry (1.3 physical , 1.4 genetic, 1.5 evolutionary) |
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Sept 12 |
Lab 0 |
Basics of safe techniques |
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Sept 15 |
chapter 2 |
Water (2.1 Weak Interactions in aqueous systems) |
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Sept 17 |
chapter 2 |
Water (2.2 Ionization of water, weak acids and weak bases) |
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Sept 19 |
Lab 1 |
Titration curves of amino acids |
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Sept 22 |
chapter 2 |
Water (2.3 Buffering; 2.4 Water as reactant; 2.5 The fitness of water for living) |
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Sept 24 |
chapter 3 |
Amino acids, peptides and proteins (3.1 Amino acids) |
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Sept 26 |
Lab 2 |
The absorbance curves of two colored compounds |
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Sept 29 |
chapter 3 |
Amino acids, peptides and proteins (3.2 Peptide and proteins; 3.3 Working with proteins) |
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Oct 1 |
chapter 3 |
Amino acids, peptides and proteins (4.3 Primary structure) |
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Oct 3 |
Lab 3 |
General properties of amino acid |
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Oct 6 |
chapter 4 |
Protein tertiary and quaternary structures |
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Oct 8 |
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Midterm examination I |
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Eid Aladha Holiday (Oct 11-Oct 22) |
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Oct 22 |
chapter 5 |
Protein function (5.1 Reversible binding of a protein to a ligand) |
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Oct 24 |
Lab 4 |
Separation of amino acid by paper chromatography |
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Oct 27 |
chapter 5 |
Protein function (5.3 Protein interactions modulated by chemical energy) |
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Oct 29 |
chapter 6 |
Enzymes (6.1 Introduction to enzymes; 6.2 How enzymes work) |
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Oct 31 |
Lab 5 |
General properties of protein |
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Nov 3 |
chapter 6 |
Enzymes (6.3 Enzyme kinetics as an approach to understanding mechanism) |
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Nov 5 |
chapter 6 |
Enzymes (6.4 Examples of enzymatic reactions; 6.5 Regulatory enzymes) |
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Nov 7 |
Lab 6 |
Quantitation of proteins |
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Nov 10 |
chapter 8 |
Nucleotides and nucleic acids (8.1 Some basics; 8.2 Nucleic acid structure) |
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Nov 12 |
chapter 8 |
Nucleotides and nucleic acids (8.3 Nucleic acid chemistry; 8. 4 Other functions) |
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Nov 14 |
Lab 7 |
Preparation of an enzyme extraction |
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Nov 17 |
chapter 0 |
Lipids. (10.1 Storage Lipids; 10.2 Structural lipids in membranes) |
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Nov 19 |
chapter 10 |
Lipids (10.3 Lilpids as signals, cofactors and pigments; 10.4 Working with lipids) |
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Nov 21 |
Lab 8 |
General properties of lipids |
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Nov 24 |
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Midterm examination II |
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Nov 26 |
chapter 11 |
Biological membranes and transport (11.1 Composition and architecture of membranes) |
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Nov 28 |
Lab 9 |
General test for carbohydrate |
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Dec 1 |
chapter 11 |
Biological membranes and transport (1.3 Solute transport across membranes) |
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Dec 3 |
chapter 12 |
Biosignaling (12.1 General features of signal transduction ) |
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Dec 8 |
chapter 12 |
Biosignaling (12.2 G Protein-Coupled Receptors and second messengers) |
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Dec 10 |
chapter 12 |
Biosignaling (12.3 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases) |
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Dec 15 |
chapter 13 |
Bioenergetics and biochemical reaction types (Introduction; 13.1 Bioenergetics and thermodynamics ) |
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Dec 17 |
chapter 13 |
Bioenergetics and biochemical reaction types (13.2 Biochemical logic and common biochemical reactions ) |
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Dec 22 |
chapter 13 |
Bioenergetics and biochemical reaction types (13.3 Phosphoryl group transfers and ATP) |
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Dec 24 |
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Midterm Examination III |
Organic Chemistry II, (CHM 212)
CHM 212 Continuation of CHM 211. Nomenclature, properties, reactions and synthesis of conjugated dienes, aromatics, organometallics, alcohols, phenols, ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, and amines. Mechanisms include electrophilic aromatic substitution and nucleophilic addition. Carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins and nucleic acids. Laboratory stresses single and multi-step syntheses along with mass spectrometry, ultraviolet, and carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and integrated spectral analysis.