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BIOC223: Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Understanding the Physical Principles of Biochemistry and the Molecules of Life with Laboratory

A gateway course that introduces the fundamental multidisciplinary concepts governing life at the molecular level. Following a review of aqueous equilibria, thermodynamic, kinetic, and spectroscopic principles, the emphasis is on the molecular structure, assembly, and interactions of biological macromolecules and modern techniques for studying them. Proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids is covered to provide a molecular understanding of nature and to build an appreciation for its structural complexity. This course is designed to prepare students for the qualitative and quantitative approaches used in the theoretical and experimental studies of biological problems covered in the upper level courses.