How tough was Biochem?

[KOM]

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I'm going to knock out this pre-requisite this fall, and was interested in hearing people's opinions on how difficult they found the class to be.

I plan on taking some other courses to raise my GPA a bit depending on how manageable the course is.

Thanks.

 

[Notoriousjae]

I'm going to knock out this pre-requisite this fall, and was interested in hearing people's opinions on how difficult they found the class to be.

I plan on taking some other courses to raise my GPA a bit depending on how manageable the course is.

Thanks.

I took biochem and molecular biology this past semester and got a B+. its a pretty rigorous course involving a lot of information to study for, especially all those pathways 😱 i had a good professor though he made the class fun. It takes work but i think if you put in the effort you'll do well. good luck 👍
you should prolly get a head start and learn those 20 amino acids. 🙂
heres something that was on my class website its the amino acid game
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/acideroids/acideroids.htm

 

[fancymylotus]

I'm going to knock out this pre-requisite this fall, and was interested in hearing people's opinions on how difficult they found the class to be.

I plan on taking some other courses to raise my GPA a bit depending on how manageable the course is.

Thanks.

Biochem was actually pretty easy after pchem. Its mostly concepts and theories,so it wasnt that big of a problem. I went into it being terrified,but quickly realized that compared to some other bio/chem classes,its not hard at all. Take it!

 

[americanpierg]

I'm going to knock out this pre-requisite this fall, and was interested in hearing people's opinions on how difficult they found the class to be.

I plan on taking some other courses to raise my GPA a bit depending on how manageable the course is.

Thanks.

2nd hardest undergrad class EVER...ranks right behind Calc 2. This class is no joke.

 

[fancymylotus]

2nd hardest undergrad class EVER...ranks right behind Calc 2. This class is no joke.

try calc 3 and pchem and organic synthesis. blech 😡

 

[Typo]

It completely depends on your university and teacher. I wouldn't count on it being easy, though. 🙂

 

[armorshell]

Get ready to memorize pathways!! Yay!

 

[whiskeysour]

it really depends on what biochem course you are taking. at my school, they offer biochem as 2 courses. the first one basically explains biology in terms of chemistry i.e. kinetics, pH, proteins, enzymes, etc. and it wasn't so bad.

the second course, however, was 100% metabolism and was DIFFICULT!! know all major biochemical pathways, catabolic and biosynthetic, know structures, enzymes, regulation, importance, and how they were affected by other pathways. by far, the toughest course i have ever taken.

 

[americanpierg]

try calc 3 and pchem and organic synthesis. blech 😡

i have pchem coming up and i can already tell that i will hate the class, but i found calc 3 a lot easier than calc 2 cuz most of calc 2 wasnt even math it was ******ed increasing to infinity concepts

 

[aggie-master]

2nd hardest undergrad class EVER...ranks right behind Calc 2. This class is no joke.

That sounds great. My Calc II prof made the grade 95% from tests and 5% from homework. I didn't turn in one homework assignment and still breezed my way to an A.

For me, Organic Chemistry was way harder than Calculus.

 

[Hopin']

it really depends on what biochem course you are taking. at my school, they offer biochem as 2 courses. the first one basically explains biology in terms of chemistry i.e. kinetics, pH, proteins, enzymes, etc. and it wasn't so bad.

the second course, however, was 100% metabolism and was DIFFICULT!! know all major biochemical pathways, catabolic and biosynthetic, know structures, enzymes, regulation, importance, and how they were affected by other pathways. by far, the toughest course i have ever taken.

Yup..... first part of Biochem was not much... quite easy.
However, the second part requires much more effort. Memorizing those pathways with every important enzymes was pretty tough.
But again... with enough effort, you can certainly get a B+ if not A.

 

[KOM]

Yup..... first part of Biochem was not much... quite easy.
However, the second part requires much more effort. Memorizing those pathways with every important enzymes was pretty tough.
But again... with enough effort, you can certainly get a B+ if not A.

OK - Here's the description I'm looking at for Biochemistry I...

"A presentation of structural biochemistry, enzymology, biophysical techniques, bioenergetics and an introduction to intermediary metabolism."

I'm assuming since the name is "BIOCHEMISTRY I," that it's similar to what you guys are talking about in that it's the first installment of a 2-part course...BIOCHEMISTRY I and II.

I'm thinking of taking it with anatomy (4 credit course) and maybe one other science course.

 

[whiskeysour]

OK - Here's the description I'm looking at for Biochemistry I...

"A presentation of structural biochemistry, enzymology, biophysical techniques, bioenergetics and an introduction to intermediary metabolism."

I'm assuming since the name is "BIOCHEMISTRY I," that it's similar to what you guys are talking about in that it's the first installment of a 2-part course...BIOCHEMISTRY I and II.

I'm thinking of taking it with anatomy (4 credit course) and maybe one other science course.

you're taking the easy one 🙂

introductory metabolism is just glycolysis and tca/krebs cycle.

 

[hpets]

doable, but you have to have to really put in time to memorize a helluva load of information. seriously. i realized i was in trouble on the 2nd day when my professor showed us the amino acid chart -he assumed my class knew the structures by heart ...etc etc!