I have come across an interactive web site created by Wiley that explains the major concepts covered in Biochemistry. It is based off the book Concepts in Biochemistry by Rodney Boyer. It offers interactive animations and tutorials in subjects such as protein folding, metabolism, DNA replication, etc. It offers games, such as amino acid identification, to help make learning more enjoyable to the visitor.
It also offers Concept Reviews that help refresh basic topics such as pH and buffers, redox reactions, thermodynamics, logarithms, and elementary kinetics. The information found here is important when trying to understand in depth biochemical concepts.
It offers Quizzes to test your knowledge and understanding. The test taker gets immediate feedback on weather their answers were correct or not. However these quizzes are based off the chapters in the book, Concepts in Biochemistry, and are not labeled by specific topic..
It highlights recent advances in the field of Biochemistry and explains how these advances solve real-world problems. Some examples include AIDS therapies and DNA fingerprinting. It gives students good answers to the question "Why is it important for me to know this?"
The site also provides web links for more information. Overall the site is very informative and makes learning Biochemistry fun and interesting.
To visit this website go to:
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/animations.htm
This website you found was really awesome, I like the fact that it has exercises that you are able to do, then see where you were right. It also hit on some very important topics in biochemistry. The pictures and colors also make it easy to understand and pay attention. It's not all black and white where you can possibly get confused. the website is very easy to use and straight forward.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I actual found it helpful when studying for the Midterm. I will certainly use it again when studying for the Final.
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