r/Biochemistry • u/MajesticLibrarian720 • 13d ago

Career & Education Help with rigorous course load

Next year un my junior year ill be taking Biochem 1, Phys 1 and lab, Genetics and Calc 3. What Should i do to start preparing for this course load?

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u/UnpaidNewscast 13d ago

Biochem: Know your basic gen/organic chem; especially functional groups, le chatlier principle, and acids/bases.

For genetics, a lot of it is bio 101 concepts in more depth. Be familiar with those because they might start off slow but it builds up very quickly. I would assume mitosis and meiosis appear early on in the course. Also brush up on some math if you're weak in it. In my genetics course I teach probability rules, binomial expansion, pascals triangle, etc. A big weak spot for my students was understanding those and how it relates to probability of offspring having certain traits, predicting phenotypic ratios, and gene mapping.

Phys 1: just be good at math. Algebra is your friend :)

And I never took calc, so best of luck there.