Physical BioChemistry: BCHM 485

Spring 2006

Course meets in Chem 2201, TuTh 9:30 am
Professor: David Fushman
Office: Room 1121 Biomolecular Sciences Bldg (#296)
Office Hours: Wednesday, 2:00-3:30 pm (preliminary)
E-mail: fushman@umd.edu

Syllabus

Textbooks

Required: Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, 7-th edition (is on reserve in the Chemistry Library);
Physical Chemistry with Applications to the Life Sciences by David Eisenberg and Donald Crothers (is on reserve in the Chemistry Library).
Recommended: Principles of Physical Biochemistry by van Holde, Johnson & Ho;
Molecular Driving Forces by Dill & Bromberg;
Biophysical Chemistry by Cantor & Schimmel.
 
Assignments:
Reading and problems are either from Atkins & de Paula [AP] or from Eisenberg & Crothers [EC]
Date Reading Problems
05/17 Statistics of you final scores can be found by clicking here  
05/15 FINAL exam, 8:00-10:00 am Don't forget to bring a pen/pencil, calculator; drinking water (optional). My current version of the exam help-sheet is here. Yes, there will be a question related to the material covered in Dr. English's lecture.
05/11 Please come with questions related to course material. Class scores statistics prior to the final
05/09 The last quiz. It will cover last week's material and be worth 10 pts. HW for Thurs: EC pp. 682-686 EC: p.695, Pr.8; p.696, Pr.21; p.698, Pr.30
05/04 EC: pp.691-693; AP: 720-725 EC: Ex: 25,26,27 (p.697); Exam #2 solutions can be found in the table at the bottom of this page
05/02 EC: pp.686-691; AP: 720-725 AP: Chklist: 22.2; Ex: 22.5,6,8
04/20 Prepare for the exam. Material to study after the exam: AP: pp. 674-676; EC: pp. 678-679 Don't forget your calculator
04/18 AP: pp.647-651,656-658,667-671; EC: 670-671,675-678 AP: Chklst:19.5,19.7,20.1; Ex: 20.4,20.6,20.8,20.9; A sample of relevant problems(+answers) from the previous year exam can be found here.
04/13 AP: pp.642-646,658-668; EC: 649-665 (as before) AP: Chklst: 19.2,4; 20.2,3; Ex: 19.11,12,13; 20.6, Pr:19.1,19.2
04/11 AP: pp.628-641; EC: 649-665 AP: Chklst: 19.1-3; Ex: 19.5,7-10
04/06 EC: Ch.13, pp.582-593; 593-605; some material can be found in AP: 550-553; 397-404. EC: Ch.13, Qs:1-4,6-9
04/04 EC:pp.605-627  
03/30 AP: pp.580-587,590-596,612-613 AP: Chklist: 18.1-3; Ex: 18.4,18.5,18.7
03/28 AP:pp.488-489,491-494,507-510,519-520; EC:pp.520-525 AP: chklist 16.2,16.7,16.13; Ex: 16.14,16.15,16.18
03/16 AP:pp.355-359,381-383,481-488,490-497,504-507 + EC:496-503 AP: Chklist: 12.9,12.10
03/14 Exam #1  
03/09 Prepare for the exam. Review the course material covered so far. Click here to retrieve a help table that you need to fill out in preparation for the exam. Some general help material can be found here.
03/07 AP: Ch.14 (p.410-411,417-428); EC: Ch.11(p.468-488; 490-494) AP: Ex.14.5,14.7; Pr.14.2
03/02 AP: p.383-390, 395-403 AP: Chklist: 13.4,13.8; Ex: 13.12,13.13,13.18
02/28 AP: p.365-381; EC: p.447-454 AP:Chklist 13.1,13.2; Ex: 13.5-13.8,13.10,13.11; PR: 13.11,13.13; Calculate the most likely distance of electron from the nucleus for the 1s orbital. An example of Chem482 exam problems kindly provided by Dr. R. Walker can be downloaded from here.
02/23 AP: p.349-355; EC: 446-447. AP: Chklist:12.7,12.8; Ex: 12.18ab,12.19ab; Pr:12.19
02/21 AP: p.317-320. Reading ahead: p.349-355 or EC: p.443-447 AP: Chklist 11.6; Ex: 11.19ab
02/16 AP: p.345-348; reduced mass: p.368 AP: Chklist: 12.6; Ex: 12.17a,b; Pr:12.18; Solutions to some problems not in the Solution Manual can be found here.
02/14 AP: p.338-354, EC: 432-440 AP: Chklist 12.4,12.5; Ex:12.10-12,12.16; Pr: 12.13,12.16
02/09 AP: Ch.11, p.315-317; Ch.12, p.332-338 AP: Chklist 12.2,12.3; Ex.(Ch.12): 12.8,12.9,, Pr.(Ch.12):12.26,12.27; Pr.(Ch.11): 11.18,11.19
02/07 AP: pp.325-331 or EC:427-432 AP: Chklist 12.1, Ex:12.4,12.6,12.7; Pr:12.1
02/02 AP: pp.304-315; Quiz on Tue! AP: Chklist 11.5-to the end; Probl.: 11.13,14,15,17,18,19
01/31 AP: pp. 304-315 AP: Chklist (p.321) 11.3-11.5
01/26 EC: pp.401-419; AP: pp.293-304 EC: Ex:10-1,10-3,10-4; Q(p.461):1-6; Probl(p.463):3,4,13. AP: Chklist(p.320):11.1,11.2; Ex(p.322):11.5a,11.6a
before 01/26 Refresh your math & physics before the class starts AP: "Further Information", pp 1048-1061 (math) and 1062-1070 (phys)
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