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LS 3: Introduction to Molecular BiologyWinter 2008Instructors: Fuyu Tamanoi, Ph.D. & Jeronimo Ribaya, Ph.D.Lecture: MWF 12:00 – 12:50 am (LaKretz 110)Course Objective:In this course, we introduce the basic concepts in biochemistry, molecular biology and moleculargenetics (e.g. protein structure and function, DNA structure and replication, transcription, RNAprocessing and translation, recombinant DNA technology). LS3 integrates many different areas ofscience, from physics and chemistry to biology, and places special emphasis on experimentalapproaches to understanding molecular biology.General Information:Lectures Lecture Text: Molecular Biology by Weaver et al.—4th edition Lectures cover all of the primary course material. They should focus your reading and studying. Copies of lecture slides will be posted on BlackboardTM. If slides are not posted the day beforelecture (Sunday, Tuesday, or Thursday) by 10:00 pm, copies of the lecture slides will be handedout during class.Discussion sections Teaching assistants (TAs) lead the discussion sections. They are responsible for clarifyingimportant points from the lectures/readings/labs and for answering any questions you may haveabout the course material. You are expected to attend your assigned discussion section Each TA will have two hours of “Office Hours” per week. You are welcome to go to the officehours of any of the TAs, but note that TAs will give priority to students from their own sections.Times and locations for TA’s office hours TBA.Dr. Tamanoi’s and Dr. Ribaya’s Contact Information Dr. Tamanoi: [email protected]. Office: MSB 2610 Dr. Ribaya: [email protected]. Office: Schlicter 2855 Please put “LS3 STUDENT” in the subject heading of all e-mails. E-mails without this subjectheading will be deleted. NOTE: E-mail is not an appropriate medium for long, technicalquestions—save those types of questions for discussion section or office hours.TA Contact Information and Discussion Sections Elaine Nitta: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1A & 1E Genaro Villa: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1F & 1P Angela Jin: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1C & 1D Lai (Linda) Chan: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1G & 1I Jin Zhang: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1H & 1M AJ Eliseo: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1K & 1O Qiaolin Chen: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1B & 1L Daniel Buehler: [email protected], Discussion Sections: 1J &1NLabs Dr. Gaston Pfluegl coordinates the lab portion of this course. He is the director of the LifeSciences Core Laboratories. There are five labs total—lab reports and lab quizzes will counttoward your final grade in this class (see Grading below). *Note: Labs 4 & 5 cannot bedropped. It is your responsibility to purchase a lab manual (6th edition) and to attend yourassigned lab sections. Students who took the course within the last academic year are allowed to transfer their previousgrades from the lab portion and be exempt from attending the labs. All students in the coursemust take the lab portion of the final exam. The policy and sign up procedure are available afterstudents log on to http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/classes/ and click on the link under“Announcements.” This must be done by the end of 2nd week or else you will have to attend thelaboratory sections.Reading Assignments & Exams Reading assignments are listed on the course syllabus. You must take exams on the scheduled dates. Please check your calendarsNOW to make sure that you don’t have conflicts! Check exam room assignments.Administrative Issues For enrollment, scheduling, etc., please contact Lily Yanez ([email protected]) or MarkKatayam ([email protected]) in the Life Sciences Core Curriculum Office (Life ScienceBuilding, Room 2305). Phone # for LS Core Office is 310-825-6614.Grading:Your grade in this course will be determined as follows:Lab portion:For each lab (5 total): lab report + lab quiz = 20 pointsLowest lab score will be dropped*, leaving 4 labs at 20 points/lab = 80 pointsLab-related question on Final Exam = 20 pointsLecture portion:Midterm (Wednesday, February 6, 5-6:50 pm) = 150 pointsFinal Exam (TBA) = 250 pointsTOTAL = 500 pointsLetter grades are established from a normal curve of total points following standard UCLA guidelines.The distribution varies from year to year, but in general at least the top 15% have received A+, A, or A-,and next 30% received B+, B, or B-.Regrading Policy:Presumed grading errors may not be discussed with teaching assistants.If you feel that there has been a simple addition error during the grading of your exam:1. Write a note on a separate piece of paper explaining the error. Attach that note to the front ofthe exam.2. Turn it your exam with the note to the LS3 core office within one week of the date the gradedexams were returned.3. Keep a photocopy of the exam for your own records and for studying.4. These exams will be regraded ASAP. During this process the entire exam will be reevaluatedto look for errors. Thus, your score may increase or decrease.Please note that when exams are graded, they are photocopied. Every year we have one or two studentswho add to their answer before turning in their exam for regarding. Thus, every year we have one or twostudents who get to meet the Dean and then leave UCLA.Class Expectations: Be courteous and on time. Silence cell phones and other electronic devices. Do not answer the phone during class. Class participation.Other Helpful Information: Complete the assigned readings prior to each class meeting. Class meetings are designed toclarify and/or expand on your assigned readings. The reading and work for this class should be taken seriously. All readings assigned are yourresponsibility to complete. No homework will be collected and no additional quizzes will begiven. You are adults and should be responsible for your own study habits. You are strongly urged to attend class. Shall you miss class, obtain notes from a classmate, astest material will be stressed during lectures. The lecture/exam schedule is somewhat flexible (depending on the pacing of the class) and maybe subject to change at my discretion. Accordingly, it is your responsibility to find out if


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