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Biochemistry 2360 mid-term, 2360 final
Biochemistry 2370 mid-term, 2370 final
Biochemistry 2770 mid-term, 2770 final
Biochemistry 2780 mid-term, 2780 final

If students like to make a suggestion about the date or the time of a tutorial session, they need to contact David a few weeks in advance so the changes could be made if it is possible

Biochemistry 2770 mid-term exam tutorial session
When: TBA
Time: TBA (will be a few short breaks)
Where: TBA Building
Cost: $70 (cash only, you will pay at the door). For the refund policy please see #9A on the FAQ web page.
Booklet: general info, specific info, booklet's first page (mid-term) (final). I don't make the booklets in advance of the tutorial sessions. The booklets are made step by step based on the course progress so they are ready only on the day of tutorial session. This way I make sure the booklets are complete and useful to students. If you can not attend a tutorial session you can buy a copy of the booklet for that session on the day of session or afterward.
What to bring? Bring your lab manual and your notes.
Do I need to sign up? Yes, to make sure that I have enough booklets for everybody on the day of the session.
What is involved?
Please read the following information carefully so you can decide that if this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session can help you or not. I want to make sure that you benefit from this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session and it will worth your money and your time.
i-I will go over questions from a few past mid-term exams (time permitted) and the questions asked by the students. There are many past mid-term exams for this course on the biochemistry 2770 web site, so make sure you practice on them before and after the tutorial sessions.
ii-All calculation questions will be done during the tutorial sessions and they are not included in the tutorial booklet.
iii-I will write down the answers on an overhead projection so the students can see the answers.
iv-Complete set of notes for the tutorial session will be provided. They are hand written and they are based on your course outline and your text book.
v-I will provide the old exams.
Mid-term exam tutorial: covers materials from the start up to the mid-term exam (the same for the booklet)
Course web site: Biochemistry 2770 home page
Old Exams: here and here
Any questions: First read all information on this web site and then if you need more information call David at 275-1741 or e-mail david@prepseminars.com

Biochemistry 2770 final exam tutorial session
When : Sunday November 30th /2008
Time: 12:00 Noon- 6:00 PM (with a few short breaks)
Where : Room 306 Tier building
Cost :$70 (cash only, you will pay at the door) For the refund policy please see #9A on the FAQ web page.
Booklet:
general info, specific info, booklet's first page (mid-term) (final). I don't make the booklets in advance of the tutorial sessions. The booklets are made step by step based on the course progress so they are ready only on the day of tutorial session. This way I make sure the booklets are complete and useful to students. If you can not attend a tutorial session you can buy a copy of the booklet for that session on the day of session or afterward.
What to bring? Bring your lab manual and your notes.
Do I need to sign up?
Yes, to make sure that I have enough booklets for everybody on the day of the session.
What is involved?
Please read the following information carefully so you can decide that if this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session can help you or not. I want to make sure that you benefit from this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session and it will worth your money and your time.
i-The final exam in this course is cumulative, so you need to know all the materials from the start of the course to the end.
ii-The final tutorial session will be based on the materials from the mid-term to the end.
iii-If you came to the mid-term tutorial session you have all the materials for the first part of the course and they are not included in the final tutorial booklet and they will not be covered again in the final tutorial session.
iv-I will go over questions from a few past final exams (time permitted) and the questions asked by the students. There are many past final exams for this course on the biochemistry 2770 web site, so make sure you practice on them before and after the tutorial sessions.
v-All calculation questions will be done during the tutorial sessions and they are not included in the tutorial booklet.
vi-I will write down the answers on an overhead projection so the students can see the answers.
vii-Complete set of notes for the tutorial session will be provided. They are hand written and they are based on your course outline and your text book.
viii-I will provide the old exams.

ix-
The lab section questions will be covered in details.
Final exam tutorial:
covers materials from after the mid-term exam up to the final exam (the same for the booklet)
Course web site:
Biochemistry 2770 home page
Old Exams: here and here
Any questions: First read all information on this web site and then if you need more information call David at 275-1741 or e-mail david@prepseminars.com

Biochemistry 2780 mid-term exam tutorial session
When : TBA
Time: TBA
Where : TBA
Cost :$70 (cash only, you will pay at the door) For the refund policy please see #9A on the FAQ web page.
Booklet:
general info, specific info, booklet's first page (mid-term) (final). I don't make the booklets in advance of the tutorial sessions. The booklets are made step by step based on the course progress so they are ready only on the day of tutorial session. This way I make sure the booklets are complete and useful to students. If you can not attend a tutorial session you can buy a copy of the booklet for that session on the day of session or afterward.
What to bring? Bring your lab manual and your notes.
Do I need to sign up?
Yes, to make sure that I have enough booklets for everybody on the day of the session.
What is involved?
Please read the following information carefully so you can decide that if this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session can help you or not. I want to make sure that you benefit from this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session and it will worth your money and your time.
i-You need to know some materials from the biochemistry 2770 for this course.
ii-
I will go over questions from a few past mid-term exams (time permitted) and the questions asked by the students. There are many past mid-term exams for this course on the U of M exams web site, please see the old exams below. Make sure you practice on them before and after the tutorial sessions.
iii-All calculation questions will be done during the tutorial sessions and they are not included in the tutorial booklet.
iv-I will write down the answers on an overhead projection so the students can see the answers.
v-Complete set of notes for the tutorial session will be provided. They are hand written and they are based on your course outline and your text book.
vi-I will provide the old exams.

Mid-term exam tutorial: covers materials from the start up to the mid-term exam (the same for the booklet)
Course web site:
Biochemistry 2780 home page
Old Exams: here
Any questions: First read all information on this web site and then if you need more information call David at 275-1741 or e-mail david@prepseminars.com

Biochemistry 2780 final exam tutorial session
When : TBA
Time: TBA
Where : TBA
Cost :$70 (cash only, you will pay at the door) For the refund policy please see #9A on the FAQ web page.
Booklet:
general info, specific info, booklet's first page (mid-term) (final). I don't make the booklets in advance of the tutorial sessions. The booklets are made step by step based on the course progress so they are ready only on the day of tutorial session. This way I make sure the booklets are complete and useful to students. If you can not attend a tutorial session you can buy a copy of the booklet for that session on the day of session or afterward.
What to bring? Bring your lab manual and your notes.
Do I need to sign up?
Yes, to make sure that I have enough booklets for everybody on the day of the session.
What is involved?
Please read the following information carefully so you can decide that if this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session can help you or not. I want to make sure that you benefit from this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session and it will worth your money and your time.
i-The final exam in this course is cumulative, so you need to know all the materials from the start of the course to the end.You also need to know some of the materials from biochemistry 2770.
ii-The final tutorial session will be based on the materials from the mid-term to the end.
iii-If you came to the mid-term tutorial session you have all the materials for the first part of the course and they are not included in the final tutorial booklet and they will not be covered again in the final tutorial session.
iv-I will go over questions from a few past final exams (time permitted) and the questions asked by the students. There are many past final exams for this course on the U of M exams web site, please see the old exams below. Make sure you practice on them before and after the tutorial sessions.
v-All calculation questions will be done during the tutorial sessions and they are not included in the tutorial booklet.
vi-I will write down the answers on an overhead projection so the students can see the answers.
vii-Complete set of notes for the tutorial session will be provided. They are hand written and they are based on your course outline and your text book.
viii-I will provide the old exams.

ix-
The lab section questions will be covered in details.
Final exam tutorial: covers materials from after the mid-term exam up to the final exam (the same for the booklet)
Course web site:
Biochemistry 2780 home page
Old Exams: here
Any questions: First read all information on this web site and then if you need more information call David at 275-1741 or e-mail david@prepseminars.com

Biochemistry 2360 mid-term exam tutorial session
When : TBA
Time: TBA (will be a few short breaks)
Where : TBA Building
Cost :$70 (cash only, you will pay at the door) For the refund policy please see #9A on the FAQ web page.
FREE tutorial session??? please click here
Booklet:
general info, specific info, booklet's first page (mid-term) (final). I don't make the booklets in advance of the tutorial sessions. The booklets are made step by step based on the course progress so they are ready only on the day of the tutorial session. This way I make sure the booklets are complete and useful to students. If you can not attend a tutorial session you can buy a copy of the booklet for that session on the day of the session or afterward.
What to bring? Bring your lab manual and your notes.
Do I need to sign up?
Yes, to make sure that I have enough booklets for everybody on the day of the session.
What is involved?

Please read the following information carefully so you can decide that if this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session can help you or not. I want to make sure that you benefit from this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session and it will worth your money and your time.
i-You need to know the structures, names, graphs, tables, cycles and definitions the way they are in your text book or in your class notes for the mid-term exam. I can not change them or make them simpler.
ii-Biochemistry 2360 mid-term exam has some calculation questions and some theoretical questions.
iii-There is a tutorial booklet related to the mid-term tutorial session.
iv-I have included the general answers to any theoretical questions, structure questions, definition questions and graph questions in the mid-term tutorial booklet. I will not write down those answers again during the mid-term tutorial session.
v-I will go over some theoretical questions that they need to be explained.
vi-I will go over all calculation questions (list of the questions) during the mid-term tutorial session. I will write down the answers on an overhead projection so the students can see the answers.
vii-The answers to the calculation questions are not included in the mid-term tutorial booklet.
viii-To prevent unintended plagiarism the answers for the non-calculation questions are given as the general answers. This means the answers to the non-calculation questions are included in the tutorial booklet but you can not just use these general answers for a specific question.
To answer a specific question you need to take out short parts or long parts of the general answer and then write the answer in your own words so we don't end up having 80-100 students with the exact word by word answer for the same question.
ix-I will provide the old exams. There are many past mid-term exams for this course on the U of M exams web site, please see the old exams below. Make sure you practice on them before and after the tutorial sessions.
x-Here is the list of questions that I will go over during the mid-term tutorial session.
The general answers for the rest of questions are included in the mid-term tutorial booklet. Many questions have been repeated or have been very similar to each other over the past few years.
October 2007 mid-term Q 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
October 2006 mid-term
Q 8, 9, 10
October 2005 mid-term Q 2, 7, 8,
October 2004 mid-term Q 2, 3, 4, 7, 5, 6
October 2003 mid-term Q 4, 5, 6, 11, 13,
October 2002 mid-term Q 1, 3, 4, 6, 9,
October 2001 mid-term Q 1, 4, 10
October 2000 mid-term Q 4, 7, 8, 12, 15
October 1999 mid-term Q 1, 2, 4, 6,

Mid-term exam tutorial: covers materials from the start up to the mid-term exam (the same for the booklet)
Course web site:
Biochemistry 2360 home page
Old Exams: course web site and the WebCT
Any questions: First read all information on this web site and then if you need more information call David at 275-1741 or e-mail david@prepseminars.com

Biochemistry 2360 final exam tutorial session
When : Saturday November 29th /2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM (with a few short breaks)
Where : Room 306 Tier Building
Cost :$70 (cash only, you will pay at the door) For the refund policy please see #9A on the FAQ web page.
FREE tutorial session??? click here
Booklet:
general info, specific info, booklet's first page (mid-term) (final). I don't make the booklets in advance of the tutorial sessions. The booklets are made step by step based on the course progress so they are ready only on the day of tutorial session. This way I make sure the booklets are complete and useful to students. If you can not attend a tutorial session you can buy a copy of the booklet for that session on the day of session or afterward.
What to bring: Bring your lab manual and your notes.
Do I need to sign up?
Yes, to make sure that I have enough booklets for everybody on the day of the session.
What is involved:

Please read the following information carefully so you can decide that if this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session can help you or not. I want to make sure that you benefit from this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session and it will worth your money and your time.
i-Biochemistry 2360 final exam is cumulative, so you need to know all the materials from the start of the course to the end.
ii-The final exam tutorial session will be based on the materials from the mid-term test to the end.
iii-If you came to the mid-term exam tutorial session, you have all the materials for the first part of the course. They are not included in the final exam tutorial booklet and they will not be covered again in the final exam tutorial session.
iv-You need to know the structures, names, graphs, tables, cycles and definitions the way they are in your text book or in your class notes for the final exam. I can not change them or make them simpler.
v-Biochemistry 2360 final exam has some calculation questions and some theoretical questions (for the both lecture and lab sections).
vi-There is a tutorial booklet related to the final exam tutorial session.
vii-I have included the general answers to any theoretical questions, structure questions, definition questions and graph questions in the final exam tutorial booklet. I will not write down those answers again during the final exam tutorial session.
viii-I will go over some theoretical questions that they need to be explained.
ix-I will go over all calculation questions (list of questions) and I will write down the answers on an overhead projection so the students can see the answers.
x-The answers to the calculation questions are not included in the final exam tutorial booklet.
xi-To prevent unintended plagiarism the answers for the non-calculation questions are given as the general answers. This means the answers to the non-calculation questions are included in the tutorial booklet but you can not just use these general answers for a specific question.
To answer a specific question you need to take out short parts or long parts of the general answer and then write the answer in your own words so we don't end up having 80-100 students with the exact word by word answer for the same question.
xii-I will provide the old exams. There are many past final exams for this course on the U of M exams web site, please see the old exams below. Make sure you practice on them before and after the tutorial sessions.
xiii-Here is the list of questions that I will go over during the final exam tutorial session.
The general answers for the rest of questions are included in the final exam tutorial booklet. Many questions have been repeated or have been very similar to each other over the past few years.
Dec. 2007 all questions
Dec. 2006
lecture 5b, 12 lab 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Dec. 2005 lecture 3, 4, 9, 12 lab 1, 2, 3, 5
Dec. 2004 lecture 6, 7, 1, 3 lab 1, 2, 4
Dec. 2003 lecture 5, 8, 9, 2, 5, lab 1, 2, 4
Dec. 2002 1, 3, 4, 5ii, 6, 14,
Dec. 2001 lecture 1, 5, 14 lab 1, 4, 5
Dec. 2000 lecture 1, 5, 6, 15, 20, lab 1, 2, 4
Dec. 1999 lecture 4, 6, 15, lab 1, 2,

Final exam tutorial: covers materials from after the mid-term exam up to the final exam (the same for the booklet)
Course web site:
Biochemistry 2360 home page
Old Exams: course web site and the WebCT
Any questions: First read all information on this web site and then if you need more information call David at 275-1741 or e-mail david@prepseminars.com

Biochemistry 2370 mid-term exam tutorial
What is involved?
i-There is no mid-term exam tutorial session because I can not do a lot for it.
ii-It is a very straight forward exam and you need to know a few cycles in details with a lot of names and structures and no calculations.
iii-Just practice on the old exams to see how the questions can be asked.
iv-I have answered the past few mid-term exams in details and I made a booklet from the answers, to give you an idea what you need to know.
v-Make sure you read all the information about the booklet online so you know what you will get for your money.
vi-I will offer a tutorial session for the final exam.
Booklet: Specific info There is an answer booklet. Please read the note here. This booklet has no notes, only answers to questions from the old mid-term exams. The old mid-term exams are included.
If you need the booklet please e-mail David at david@prepseminars.com or call David at 275-1741.
Cost: booklet is $40 (cash only)
Course web site: Biochemistry 2370 home page
Old Exams: here and here
You need to know the structures, names, graphs, tables, cycles, definitions the way they are in your text book or in your class notes for mid-term exam. I can not change the names, definitions, structures, diagrams, tables and make them simpler.

Biochemistry 2370 final exam tutorial session
When : TBA
Time: TBA
Where : TBA
Cost :$70 (cash only, you will pay at the door)
If you only want to buy the booklet it will cost $50 and the booklet will be ready on the day of session or afterward but not sooner. For the refund policy please see #9A on the FAQ web page.
Booklet:
general info, specific info, booklet's first page (mid-term) (final). I don't make the booklets in advance of the tutorial sessions. The booklets are made step by step based on the course progress so they are ready only on the day of tutorial session. This way I make sure the booklets are complete and useful to students. If you can not attend a tutorial session you can buy a copy of the booklet for that session on the day of session or afterward.
What to bring? Bring your lab manual and your notes.
Do I need to sign up?
Yes, to make sure that I have enough booklets for everybody on the day of the session.
What is involved?
Please read the following information carefully so you can decide that if this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session can help you or not. I want to make sure that you benefit from this tutorial booklet and this tutorial session and it will worth your money and your time.
i-Biochemistry 2370 final exam is cumulative, so you need to know all the materials from the start of the course to the end (you need to know some materials from the Biochemistry 2360 course as well).
ii-During the final exam tutorial session I will not go over any question from any of the old mid-term exams. I have made an answer booklet for the old mid-term exams and if you need help with any questions from the old mid-term exams you can buy this booklet.
iii-The final exam tutorial booklet and the tutorial session will cover the whole course (both the lecture and the lab sections).
iv-You need to know the structures, names, graphs, tables, cycles and definitions the way they are in your text book or in your class notes for the final exam. I can not change them or make them simpler.
v-Biochemistry 2370 final exam has some calculation questions and some theoretical questions (for the both lecture and lab sections).
vi-There is a tutorial booklet related to the final exam tutorial session.
vii-I have included the general answers to any theoretical questions, structure questions, definition questions and graph questions in the final exam tutorial booklet. I will not write down those answers again during the final exam tutorial session.
viii-I will go over some theoretical questions that they need to be explained.
ix-I will go over all calculation questions (list of questions) and I will write down the answers on an overhead projection so the students can see the answers.
x-The answers to the calculation questions are not included in the final exam tutorial booklet.
xi-To prevent unintended plagiarism the answers for the non-calculation questions are given as the general answers. This means the answers to the non-calculation questions are included in the tutorial booklet but you can not just use these general answers for a specific question.
To answer a specific question you need to take out short parts or long parts of the general answer and then write the answer in your own words so we don't end up having 80-100 students with the exact word by word answer for the same question.
xii-I will provide the old exams. There are many past final exams for this course on the biochemistry 2370 web site. Make sure you practice on them before and after the tutorial sessions.
xiii-Here is the list of questions that I will go over during the final exam tutorial session.
The general answers for the rest of questions are included in the final exam tutorial booklet. Many questions have been repeated or have been very similar to each other over the past few years.
April 2008 TBA
April 2007 final exam
Q 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (lab section)
April 2006 final exam
Q 1, 3 (lab section)
April 2005 final exam Q 1, 2, 3 (lab section)
April 2004 final exam Q 1, 4 (lab section)
April 2003 final exam Q 1, 7 (lab section)
April 2002 final exam Q 1, 2 (lab section)
April 2001 final exam Q 1, 2 (lab section)
April 2000 final exam Q 4 (lab section)
Course web site:
Biochemistry 2370 home page
Old Exams: here and here
Any questions: First read all information on this web site and then if you need more information call David at 275-1741 or e-mail david@prepseminars.com


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