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Series Details
About
This is a 3-week course. We will be covering 3 significant branches of Biomolecules: Carbohydrates, Proteins & Lipids before briefly discussing Enzymes.
The syllabus will be loosely based on NCERT (Class XI) syllabus but not limited to it. We will also try to solve practice problems in Khan Academy from units: macromolecules and biomolecules (MCAT).
The classes will be of 1 hr for 4 days/week: Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sun. On Sunday, we will be doing the practice problems in Khan Academy on the topics we have studied. This will be a helpful way to revise our concepts.
Prerequisites: You should have a basic understanding in chemistry. For example: You should be able to understand terms like electronegativity.
Since basic chemistry will be used to understand the formation of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.
Tutor Qualifications
I took this course both in high school and during my undergraduate program.
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You will be withdrawn from the series if you have more than 5 unexcused absences in a row. Please message the tutor in advance for any absences!
Dates
February 17 - February 27
Learners
4 / 15
Total Sessions
8
About the Tutor
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JJ
Hey everyone ! I am a mentor at SHW and currently doing my doctoral studies so I am not as involved as I was before but if you have any questions reach out to me and I will do my best to answer.
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Upcoming Sessions
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Past Sessions
8
17
Feb
O
Session 1
Orientation
Introduction ( Introduce ourselves) + Prerequisites (basics)
We will be covering the basics questions such as what are biomolecules. What do you mean by ketones or aldehydes ? What is the building block of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids?
18
Feb
B
Session 2
Biology
It's all about Carbohydrates !!
We will learn about Monosaccharides, Oligosaccharides and Polysaccharides: their formation and function.
19
Feb
B
Session 3
Biology
In this session we will learn about about amino acids; their types & categories and their formation.
We will also learn about Zwitterion and its importance.
20
Feb
B
Session 4
Biology
We will solve practice problems from Khan Academy for Carbohydrates and Amino-acids.
24
Feb
B
Session 5
Biology
Proteins !!!
What are the common types of proteins found in us ? What are conjugated proteins ? What are the functions of proteins in a living being ? And what are the types of structural levels of protein ?
25
Feb
B
Session 6
Biology
This session is all about Lipids !!!!
What are the different types of Lipids ? Where are they found and what is their functions ? Most of all why are they important ?
26
Feb
B
Session 7
Biology
We will learn about Enzymes. We will learn in detail about its structure and its mechanism.
27
Feb
B
Session 8
Biology
We will solve practice problems from Khan Academy for Proteins and Lipids.