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FROSH-
Information Literacy

SOPHS-
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Quantitative Literacy
UPPERCLASS-
Critical Thinking
 

 

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Chemistry 127-01 Nutrition Syllabus Master
10:15-12:05 MWF [David Murray '00 Memorial] Science Center Room 301
Link to second module - Seat numbers

Day

Date

Topic

Reading completed by this class:

Due

1W

class1

18 Jan

1. goals of course - Purpose of education?
2. goals of chem
3. syllabus and grading

4. Information Literacy
5. Wiki project
6. vitamin C project
7. Willett pyramid-H27

1. Read late policy in syllabus
2. Punctuality and international competitiveness
3.Free Radicals

Get biochemistry packet during class

F

class2

20 Jan

 

New USDA Food Plate
Discuss Bonus lab;
; writing exercise

Periodic table-H1
How to write simple chemical structures-H2a-b
Bonding-H3
Leonard Hayflick ; Denham Harman; Bruce Ames (picture); Walter Willett (picture)
Sizer Chap. 1

Leonard Hayflick ;
Bruce Ames

Sizer Chap. 1
Periodic table-H1
How to write simple chemical structures-H2a-b
Bonding-H3

Food Guide History

writing exercise
student info sheet

safety sheet and disclaimer

Create wiki account for your project

Mclass3 T last add date

23 Jan

Must have hardbound LABMANUAL
First timed writing
LAB: Maintain notebook
/safety
1. manual setup
2. manual eval 1

China Study Chap 1-3

Read late policy in syllabus

Optional bonus lab
lab manual due at end of class
corrected writing exercise

2W

class4

25 Jan

 

Quiz1: BOND

LAB : Breath

 

 


F

class5

27 Jan

 

Lewis Structure rules-H4
VSEPR rules -H5
Sizer 4-(see lecture notes on carbs
)
Self check 4 quiz:
Quiz

Suggested wiki topics
China Study Chap 4-6
Current poster list
Lewis Structure rules-H4
VSEPR rules -H5
Sizer 4

initial wiki topic choice

Bring lab manual today and on all LAB days

M

class6

30 Jan

Quiz2:LEWIS
Lewis Structure rules-H4
VSEPR rules-H5

Roc's DOD grant
Lewis Structure rules-H4
VSEPR rules-H5

3W

class7

1 Feb

Quiz3:VSEPR
LAB : Breath

China Study Chap 7-9
significant digits

BRING LAB MANUAL

F
class8

3 Feb

Functional Groups – please add more-H6
Vocabulary and fat structures-H7
Prepare Labs: Solubility- IR spectroscopy; Discuss UV/vis lab
Beer's Law-H11

Functional Groups – please add more-H6
Vocabulary and fat structures-H7

Weekly writing due
Bring lab manual today

M

class9

6 Feb

 

Quiz4:CHINA
China study discussion 1/
Review Chemistry- Willett structures-H28
Wiki project discussions

China Study Chap 10-12
Willett structures-H28

lab manual eval#2

4Wclass10

8 Feb

LAB: UV/visible spectroscopy

 

Bring lab manual today

F

class11

10 Feb

 

finish UV/vis lab
Quiz5:BEERS
LAB : serving size - volume, density, weight, concentration

Thermodynamics-H8
Reaction diagrams-H9
Catalysts, activation energy, enzymes-H10

Thermodynamics-H8 Reactiondiagrams-H9
Catalysts, activation energy, enzymes-H10

Weekly writing due

Bring drink packages for serving size lab analysis

M

class12

13 Feb

finish Thermodynamics-H8
Reaction diagrams-H9
Catalysts, activation energy, enzymes-H10China study discussion 2
Prep LAB : solubility+IR

Wiki Project Proposal due
Bring lab manual today

5W

class13

15 Feb

LAB : solubility+IR
Review Chemistry

Bring lab manual today

Fclass14

17 Feb

Finish LAB : solubility+IR
Finish lab serving size calculations
Sizer 2-Daily Values
Self check 2 quiz
Sizer 8 -water,minerals

Self check 8 quiz

Sizer 8
Evaluation basis for talks next time

Bring lab manual today

Mclass15

20 Feb

Poster talks ;
How to read articles
Evaluating media sources and nutrition literature
 lec09: evaluation of web site
LAB - wiki info sites

READ poster assignment before class

NY Times Atkins

Bring lab manual today

 

6W

class16

22 Feb

Sizer 3: pH /human body
Self check 3 quiz
lec07: statistics
LAB : statistics

web criteria
Sizer C.3
China study 13-15
Bring lab manual today

F

class17

24 Feb

 

Macromolecules-H12;
Food polymer rxn-H13

Macromolecules-H12;
Food polymer rxn-H13


Daily value calc

M

class18

27 Feb

Quiz6:Foodrxn
1st Wiki Presentations

Colin Final Discussion
Conspiracy theory
Bring book!!!

Finish China Study

 

7W

class19

29 Feb

 

Self check 6 quiz

Self check 9 quiz

LAB: IR spect

QUIZ on self-check for SIZER 6 and 9


Bring lab manual today

F

class20

2 Mar

 

How to do oral presentations 
 Sizer C. 5-FATS

Self check 5 quiz


Sizer C.5


BREAK-Mardi Gras

M
class21

12 Mar

LAB :Commons Trip
Daily value prep

 

link to second module
GOALS:
1. master the basic skills and vocabulary of an introductory biochemist in a research environment
2. acquire new nutrition knowledge independent of a course environment
3. know where and how to find authoritative nutrition information
4. evaluate the validity of nutrition information
5. gain insight into how biochemists design and implement research projects
6. learn how scientific data is used for media reports and policy decisions
7. express nutrition-related information through effective speaking and writing
8. integrate interdisciplinary knowledge with scientific research

 

 

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