BCH 015: INTRODUCTION BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY
University of California, Riverside
3 Units, Lecture, 1 hour; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 008A and CHEM 08LA or CHEM 08HA and CHEM 08HLA with grade of "C-" or better (CHEM 008A and CHEM 08LA or CHEM 08HA and CHEM 08HLA may be taken concurrently); or consent of instructor. Introduces basic biochemistry wet laboratory techniques for biological samples. Includes micropipetting, volumetric relationships, dilutions, pH measurement, buffer preparation, spectrophotometry, gel permeation chromatography, and ion-exchange chromatography. Explores the use of molecular graphics for investigation of macromolecular structure-function relationships.
Average GPA: 3.43
Grade distribution records: 1,549 students across 25 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 131 | 8.5% |
| A | 550 | 35.5% |
| A- | 228 | 14.7% |
| B+ | 197 | 12.7% |
| B | 178 | 11.5% |
| B- | 75 | 4.8% |
| C+ | 58 | 3.7% |
| C | 62 | 4.0% |
| C- | 31 | 2.0% |
| D | 5 | 0.3% |
| F | 22 | 1.4% |
| NP | 1 | 0.1% |
| W | 9 | 0.6% |
Based on 1,549 student grade records across 25 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Gregor Blaha 574 students, Average GPA 3.38
- Li Fan 454 students, Average GPA 3.43
- Stephanie Dingwall 166 students, Average GPA 3.55