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Biochem 2EE3
Hey Mohands,
I haven't taken physics 1BB3 (only 1B03) but I have taken Biochem 2EE3. First of all its a relatively easy course if your in science especially, because its pretty much a summary of things you've been learning since grade 11 biology. You learn about carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and fats and then go into depth within each of those sections. The prof has a really thick accent and going to lecture is rather useless as he pretty much reads off the slides (which helps when you're trying to understand what he's actually saying). Personally, I found the format of the midterms and exam extremely frustrating as the wording required you to partially decipher what he was actually trying to ask you before you could pick an answer. The format of his questions was something along the lines of:
X. Guanine is a nucleic acid
Y. Nucleic acids contain a phosphate backbone
a) only X is correct
b) only Y is correct
c) both X and Y are correct
d) both X and Y are incorrect.
This tends to be a bit frustrating after a while especially when it comes to making an educated guess. Overall, you learn some cool material about specific diseases that result from vitamin deficiencies, but overall I found the course to be rather useless to be honest. I was better of just studying from the text than going to class since nobody really understoon him anyways. Oh, and another thing - learn to relate everything to running from the tiger. Zhorov had an obsession with running from the tiger and used this as his example for everything imaginable, from hormone circulation to metabolism!
One last comment - I found it extremely irritating that he didn't allow you to ask questions during the exam or midterms for clarification or anything!
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