<p>The Open Learning Initiative offers a free online course on biochemistry. This course is designed for both Biology and Chemical Engineering majors. This course focuses on understanding the interactions of biological molecules from a structural, thermodynamic, and molecular dynamic point of view.</p><p>This course assumes that students have taken introductory chemistry, including basic thermodynamics, as well as introductory organic chemistry. Required mathematical skills include simple algebra and differential calculus.</p><h3>Main Course Objectives:</h3><p><strong>By the time they finish this course, students will be able to:</strong></p><ul><li>Predicting how changes in structure affect function.</li><li>Utilizing quantitative approaches to characterize structure-function relationships in biochemical systems.</li></ul><h3>The major topics in the course are:</h3><ul><li>Protein function, including oxygen transport, antibody function, and enzyme-catalyzed reactions.</li><li>Structure and function of carbohydrates and their importance in central metabolism.</li><li>Lipids and biological membranes.</li><li>Central aspects of metabolism and metabolic control.</li><li>Nucleic acid biochemistry, with emphasis on recombinant DNA technology.</li></ul><h3>Course Syllabus:</h3><p>UNIT 1: Overview</p><p>UNIT 2: Biochemistry</p><ul><li>Module 2: Introduction and Water Structure</li><li>Module 3: Acids and Buffers</li><li>Module 4: Protein Structure</li><li>Module 5: Binding</li><li>Module 6: Enzymes</li><li>Module 7: Protein Purification and Structure Determination</li><li>Module 8: Carbohydrates</li><li>Module 9: Lipids</li><li>Module 10: Metabolism</li><li>Module 11: Recombinant DNA and Central Dogma</li><li>Module 12: DNA Replication</li></ul><p>UNIT 3: Glossaries</p><h3>System Requirements:</h3><p><strong>OLI system requirements, regardless of course:</strong></p><ul><li>Internet access.</li><li>An operating system that supports the latest browser update</li><li>The latest browser update (Chrome recommended; Firefox, Safari supported; Edge and Internet Explorer are supported but not recommended)</li><li>Pop-ups enabled</li><li>Cookies enabled</li><li>Some courses include exercises with exceptions to these requirements, such as technology that cannot be used on mobile devices.</li></ul><p><strong>This course&rsquo;s system requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>A full desktop operating system, such as Windows or Mac OS X.</li><li>Flash</li><li>Java</li></ul><h3>About Open Learning Initiative:</h3><p>Designed by learning scientists at Carnegie Mellon University, OLI uses data and research insights to develop, test, and improve OER course materials.</p><p>See more available <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Scholarships/Master">Master&rsquo;s scholarships</a> on For9a</p><p>&nbsp;See more available <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Fellowships">fellowships</a> on For9a</p><p>See more available&nbsp;<a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/country/Germany">opportunities in Germany&nbsp;</a>on For9a</p>

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<p>The Open Learning Initiative offers a free online course on biochemistry. This course is designed for both Biology and Chemical Engineering majors. This course focuses on understanding the interactions of biological molecules from a structural, thermodynamic, and molecular dynamic point</p>

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