Undergraduate Course: Biophysical Chemistry Level 10 (CHEM10014)
Course Outline
School |
School of Chemistry |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Chemistry |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
A lecture course covering instruction in both the theory and application of specific techniques in biophysical chemistry. The course comprises individual lectures courses on: Structures of Biological Macromolecules, Biophotonics, Macromolecules in Motion, Macromolecular Structure Determination, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Either the Level 10 or Level 11 version of this course (as specified in the degree programme tables) is a compulsory requirement for Year 4/5 students on degrees in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, but can be taken by Year 4/5 students on any Chemistry degree programme. |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 100, Joseph Black Building |
Additional information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 100, Joseph Black Building |
Additional information |
30 hours lectures + 6 hours tutorials, at times arranged. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- describe biological structures from the atomic to the cellular scale.
- understand the uses of electromagnetic radiation for the analysis of structure, dynamics, interactions and chemical reactions of biological molecules
- describe X-ray crystallography, mass spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance methods as applied to biological systems, in particular the information which they can provide, but also their limitations
- understand the basic principles of calorimetric and diffusion techniques, the special sample preparation procedures required for their successful application and the importance of these methods in current biological and pharmaceutical science
- describe contemporary techniques for analysing and comparing the sequences of proteins and nucleic acids
- provide a non-technical account of computer 'experiments' on biological systems, as applied to the prediction of secondary and tertiary structures of proteins and nucleic acids |
Assessment Information
One degree exam of 2.5 hours.
(Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One degree exam of 2.5 hours at the end of Semester 1.) |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr David Dryden
Tel: (0131 6)50 4735
Email: David.Dryden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Rosie Filipiak
Tel: (0131 6)50 4707
Email: r.filipiak@ed.ac.uk |
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