Exam 3 average was 83 with a standard deviation of 13. Good job!

Exam 3 grades were posted on SPARK.

Quiz 3 average was 19.6 with a standard deviation of 4.6. Good job!

Practice Exam and key were posted.

Study guide, practice quiz 3, and key for practice quiz 3 have been posted.

A Science Entrepreneur Forum will take place tomorrow Thursday Nov 3rd at 3 PM. For details see the flyer. Homework for chapter 8 was extended until Thursday Nov 3rd at 11AM.

Evening examinations: It is University policy that if a student is scheduled to take two evening examinations at the same time, the faculty member teaching the course with the higher final digit (or digits) in its class number (the unique 5-digit number which represents a particular section in the Schedule of Classes) is required to offer a make-up examination.* Proof of the conflict must be provided by the student (for evening examinations, this may be obtained from the Registrar’s Office).

No class today Mon Oct 31st. University is closed. Homework deadline has been extended until Wed Nov 2 11 AM.

Welcome to Biochem 523!

We will use two textbooks in the course. The first will be Essential Biochemistry, 2nd edition by Charlotte W. Pratt and Kathleen Cornely (abbreviated on the home page for the course as PC). There are three choices for the format of the book:

•	The hardcover version with WileyPLUS online content, ISBN 978-0470-580820.
•	The paperback (binder ready) edition with WileyPLUS online content, ISBN 978-0470-558157.
•	The electronic version with WileyPLUS online content, ISBN 978-0470-575949. If you buy the stand alone version of the WileyPlus subscription, it comes with an online version of the complete text.

Pick whichever version you prefer. The hardcover version costs you the most up front but will have the highest resale value. The electronic version is the cheapest but does not have resale value. The paperback version is in the middle.

Please make sure you get the second edition, and please get the WileyPLUS subscription, which will allow you access to online content associated with the text.

Both these books are available from the UMass textbook annex (under Biochem 523 section 1) and other places.