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General Information:
Welcome to Structural Biochemistry at UCSD taught by Dr. Mauricio Montal. In this course you will learn to appreciate the structures and fundamental makeup of proteins. As an active student you should always ask the questions why and how and so what? Dr. Montal has mentioned in class that the NIH is placed a national importance on the study of proteins and their structure. "It is amazing that we know so much and yet we know so little."
The class is essentially broken into 6 parts: Structural Principles, Recognition, Energy and Signal Transduction, Dynamics, Catalysis, and Folding and Design. The first midterm is on April 28th and the final is on June 8th. There are 5 articles that will be required reading which you can find on this website on the "Articles" link. Additional information and software such as the Kinemage CD is also located on this website under "Links and Helpful Sites."
As many of you may wonder about grading, grading for this class will be done WITHOUT + and -. Please download the read the entire syllabus prior to the exams. Make sure you understand the process for re-grades, and the procedure/rules of taking the midterm and final.
Have fun this quarter and enjoy the class!!!
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6/16/05: Final Exam Key Click Here
6/15/05: Finals may be picked up from Biology Student Affairs in Pacific Hall. Check the left hallway first!!!
Average on the final was 366.21/600 which ~51.1% similar to the midterm.
Here is the class curve with all the information of grade distribution.
To calculate what you got:
Final Grade = (Midterm Score/215)*0.4 + (Final Score/600)*0.6
Break Down was the following:
75> A; 61-74 B; 50-60 C; 40-50 D; 40< F
Regrades:
Regrades are to be submitted to Richard Young by June 23rd (no exceptions). You must put it in a sealed yellow envelope with the reason for a regrade request, typed, and if you would like to sent back to you, please include a pre-stamped envelope inside the package. You will submit the package addressed to
Richard Young
Crawford Lab
0116
and place it in the Crawford Lab mailbox located in Muir Biology first floor. It is located down a hallway across from the 1st floor bathrooms on the left side. There are photocopiers in side the mailroom and the door is usually open. If you have any questions please e-mail me at rmyoung@ucsd.edu and do NOT wait for the day before to make appointments!
This website is maintained by Richard Young. If you have any questions or comments please direct it to me.