Biochemistry
415/515. Introductory Biochemistry. Chemistry 210, 211, 215, and 216, or equivalent. I. (3) Staff. A one-term introductory biochemistry course that covers the biochemistry of the living state; the chemistry of amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and steroids; energy transformations and chemical reactions in living cells; function of immune system and action of hormones; and self-regulation and self-replication of living organisms.Pharmacology
659. Principles
of Pharmacology. Physiology 502. I. (3) Staff.
General and systemic pharmacology. This course acquaints the student
with the principles relevant to drugs and their uses in therapy. The
major classes of drugs used in medical practice are discussed. Three
hours lecture a week.
660. Principles
of Pharmacology. Pharmacology 659. II. (4) Staff.
Continuation of Pharmacology 659. Four hours lecture a week.
Physiology
502. Human Physiology. Anatomy 401 or equivalent, and Biochemistry
415 or Biology 311 or equivalent. II (4) Staff. A systematic
exposition of physiology. Five hours lecture and discussion a week.
Statistics
350. Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis. Math 115,
185, or 195. I, II, IIIa, and IIIb. (4) Gunderson. A one-term course
in applied statistical methodology from an analysis-of-data viewpoint.
Topics covered include: frequency distributions; measures of
location; mean, median, mode; measures of dispersion; variance;
graphic presentation; elementary probability; populations and samples;
sampling distributions; one sample univariate inference problems,
and two sample problems; categorical data; regression and
correlation; and analysis of variance. Includes the use of computers
in data analysis, as well as three hours of lecture and a one and onehalf
hour laboratory session each week. The laboratory section deals
with the computational aspects of the course and provides a forum
for review of lecture material.