Course Information Chem 402
From G Papadantonakis
CHEM 402 Chemical Information Systems, Fall 2010
F 9:00 – 9:50 AM, 205(B & C) SES Lecture
F 10:00 – 11:50 AM 205(B & C) SES Lab
Dr. George A. Papadantonakis
Email: gpapad3@uic.edu Telephone: 312-996-2790
Office 4178 SES, Office Hours: Th 1:30 – 2:30 PM
Topics
This course consists of a series of lectures followed by computer lab exercises and it includes discussion on the uses of computer networks,, reference models (OSI and TCP/IP), the Internet, chemical databases (Beilstein/Gmelin, SciFinder, Web of Science, electronic journals), bioinformatics with a short introduction to Perl, an introduction to computational chemistry and molecular modeling, curve fitting of experimental data, an introduction to UNIX Operating System and basic computing programming in ANSI C. You will also create your own website without using any Microsoft tools.
I would like to emphasize that this course is not about computer programming and it is not intended to be so. It is a course about the applications of computers to modern Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Some lecture material will be found in the website of the course. Lecture and lab attendance is absolutely essential in order to understand the material and do good in the course.
A very good book for learning ANSI C is the "C Programming Language" by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie and another good book in introductory bioinformatics is entitled "Computational Biochemistry" by C. Stan Tsai published by Wiley-LISS (ISBN: 0 471 40120-X) I strongly recommend you to purchase both. You may find them at amazon.com at an affordable price.
Attendance
Attendance and participation in all lectures is mandatory. All of the material covered during class lecture periods and in discussion sessions is examinable. The use of cellular phones and palm pilots or other such devices is not permitted during lectures, discussions, laboratory sessions and examinations.
Academic Honesty
In all work (examinations, quizzes, homework problems) you must adhere to the guidelines regarding academic honesty as described in the UIC Student Handbook. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated! A student who will be caught and proven to have committed an act of academic dishonesty on any homework set, quiz or examination, will receive a zero for the particular item and will automatically fail the course. The dishonest student will be reported to the Head of the Chemistry Department and to the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Science.
Disability Accommodations
Students with disabilities who require accommodations for access and participation in this course must be registered with the Office of Disability Services (ODS). Please contact ODS at 312/413-2183 (voice) or 312/413-0123 (TTY).
Academic Calendar for Fall Semester 2010
August 23, M Last day to cancel registration with a 100% refund of tuition and fees. Instruction begins.
September 3, F Last day to complete late registration; last day to add a course(s) or make section changes; last day to drop individual courses without receiving W (Withdrawn) grade on academic record via Student Self Service.
September 6, M Labor Day holiday. No classes.
October 29, F Last day for undergraduate students to use optional late drop in college office and receive grade of W on academic record.
November 26-26, Th–F Thanksgiving holiday. No classes.
December 3, F Instruction ends.
December 6-11, M–F Final examinations.
Examinations and Homework
There will be two one-hour exams and a final exam.
| Exam | Date |
| I | Friday, September, 24, 2010 |
| II | Friday, November, 19, 2010 |
| Final | Exact date and time will be announced in class |
If you have a time conflict for the final exam with another final, then consult the rules and regulations of the College of LAS referring to this type of conflicts and make arrangements for the final exam with me two weeks prior to the final exam.
THERE ARE NO MAKE-UP EXAMS!
Grading Policy
The grade of each student will be determined by his/her performance on the following:
| Hour Exams | 200 points |
| Final Exam | 200 points |
| Project 1 | 100 points |
| Project 2 | 100 points |
| Homework | 150 points |
| Total points | 750 points |
SYLLABUS
Lectures
- Week 1: Intoduction to Networks
- Week 2: Intoduction to Networks (cont’d)
- Week 3: Introduction to Biological Databases
- Week 4: Introduction to Biological Databases (cont’d)
- Week 5: Introduction to Bioinformatics
- Week 6: Introduction to Bioinformatics (cont’d) (Perl)
- Week 7: Introduction to Bioinformatics (cont’d) (Perl)
- Week 8: Introduction to Bioinformatics (cont’d) (Perl)
- Week 9: Introduction to Computational Chemistry
- Week 10: Introduction to Computational Chemistry (cont’d)
- Week 12: Introduction to Computational Chemistry (cont’d)
- Weels 13-15: Topics in Computational Biochemistry
Lab
- Week 1: Library search tools(Web of Science, SciFinder etc.) Seminar by Tim Klassen, our Science Librarian
- Week 2: Beilstein/Gmelin
- Week 3: Curve Fitting (SigmaPlot)
- Week 4: Algorithms in Bioinformatics
- Week 5: Algorithms in Bioinformatics
- Week 6: Molecular Modeling
- Week 7: Molecular Modeling
- Week 8-15: Programming in ANSI C
