BIS 103 · Summer 2026

Midterm 1

Wed Aug 19, 12:10–1 pm · 100 points · Sessions 1–4 up to the mid-lecture boundary (glycolysis, ΔG, Beer's Law)

• HW1 Fully Worked A–Z Learning Guide
• BIS 103 -- Midterm 1 Study Guide
• Midterm 1 Exam Prep
• HW 1 (PDF)
• HW 1 key (PDF)

Archived reference: HW1 Teaching Guide: Every Problem, Step by Step

• S1Aug 3 Course intro; key BIS 102 concepts
• S2Aug 4 Methods: DNA microarrays, 2D IEF/SDS-PAGE, microcalorimetry
• S3Aug 5 Key concepts in metabolism; glycolysis
• S4Aug 10 Glycolysis; ΔG and Beer's Law calculations

Midterm 2

Wed Sept 2, 12:10–1 pm · 100 points · Latter part of session 4 (starch & glycogen onward) through session 8

• S4Aug 10 Glycolysis; ΔG and Beer's Law calculations
• S5Aug 11 Starch and glycogen; gluconeogenesis
• S6Aug 12 Regulation of CHO metabolism; TPP, glutathione, PPP
• S7Aug 17 PDH complex; fatty acid catabolism
• S8Aug 18 Krebs cycle; coupled enzyme assays
• S10Aug 24 Overview of electron transport chain — lecture pending
• S11Aug 25 Deeper view of electron transport chain — lecture pending
• S12Aug 26 Mitochondrial ATP synthase — lecture pending
• S13Aug 31 Photosynthesis part I — lecture pending
• S14Sept 1 Photosynthesis part II — lecture pending

Final

Wed Sept 9, 12:10–1:50 pm · 200 points · 50% post-MT2 material (sessions 10–14, 17), 50% cumulative

• S10Aug 24 Overview of electron transport chain — lecture pending
• S11Aug 25 Deeper view of electron transport chain — lecture pending
• S12Aug 26 Mitochondrial ATP synthase — lecture pending
• S13Aug 31 Photosynthesis part I — lecture pending
• S14Sept 1 Photosynthesis part II — lecture pending
• S17Sept 8 Course summary — lecture pending

Course Materials

Official PDFs. Slide-deck numbers do not match session numbers.

Syllabus

• 2026 Summer BIS 103

Homeworks

• HW 1 Summer 2026
• Key HW 1 Summer 2026

Slides

• Lecture 1 BIS 103
• Lecture 2 BIS 103 (key concepts from BIS 102)
• Lecture 3 BIS 103 (DNA microarrays 2D IEF SDS-PAGE)
• Lecture 4 BIS 103 (Microcalorimetry)
• Lecture 5 (Key Concepts in Metabolism; glycolysis)
• Lecture 6 (glycolysis cont.)
• Lecture 7 (delta G, delta Keg, and Beer's Law)
• Lecture 8 (Starch and Glycogen)
• Lecture 9 (gluconeogenesis)
• Lecture 10 (regulation of CHO metabolism)
• Lecture 11 (TPP^J pentose phosphate pathway)
• Lecture 12 (PDH complex)
• Lecture 13 fatty acid catabolism---activation and transport into mitochondria)
• Lecture 14 (Krebs cycle)
• Lecture 15(Coupled Enzyme Assays)
• Lecture 16 (Overview of ETC)
• Lecture 17 (Deeper View of ETC)
• Lecture 18 (Mitochondrial ATP Synthase)
• Lecture 19 (Photosynthesis^LJ part I)
• Lecture 20 (Photosynthesis part II)