Biochemistry is one of those subjects that really integrates several different other courses. One concept that I really connect with the past courses was the structures of different proteins. While protein structure was discussed in general biology going to the website where I could see all the 3D structures of the different proteins was actually quite interesting. Another concept that can be connected to a past course is from organic chemistry and the R groups of amino acids. I ended up getting a good grade for organic chemistry because I got to understand the structure of amino acids. I didn't have any trouble when I learned the reactions in organic chemistry. Recently we just covered the Krebs cycle and Glycolysis. Last semester I was enrolled in microbiology and I had a hard time understanding and distinguishing these two processes. I feel like I only memorized the steps of of Krebs cycle and Glycolysis and didn't get the way those cycles functioned. This semester we redid Krebs cycle and Glycolysis in biochemistry. I really appreciate your help. The slides that presented the Krebs cycle and Glycolysis helped me a lot because I tend to understand things easier when I look at the images.
These are just a few concepts connected from past coursework with many more to come in the future.
I agree with you, The cycles were much more easier to understand because of the slides that were given to us. I remember in microbiolgy it was very hard because all we had was the steps.
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot from biochemistry class and I am sure that it will be useful for other courses that we will be taking in the future.
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