What’s Cookin’: the Science of Food

 

Peter Pessiki,PhD                                Cindy Beck,ND

pessikip@evergeen.edu                                cbeck@evergreen.edu  

Office: Seminar II B 2116                             Office: Seminar II B 3129    

Peter’s Office Hours: Monday & Thursday:  4:20 to 5:45 PM & by appointment     

Cindy’s Office Hours: by appointment                 

Class Meets: Lab II Room 3216 on Monday & Wednesday evenings – 6 – 10 pm

Saturdays: October 1, 8, 22, 29 and November 12 9 am – 5 pm

Class WebPage -   http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/whatscookin

Required Texts: Perspectives in Nutrition 6th ed by Wardlaw, Hampl & DiSilvestro [Nutrition Calc Plus should be packaged with it]

Fundamentals of General, Organic & Biological Chemistry 4 th ed by McMurry & Castellion

Special Expenses: $20 lab fee

Chemistry labs require the use of goggles, and they are usually available in lab, but you can purchase your own pair in the bookstore for under $5. A basic calculator will also be required.

 

Class Expectations:

1. Regular attendance and participation in class discussions and activities is expected of all students. It will be essential for students to attend all of the sessions, as the amount of information missed in a class will be substantial. If an absence occurs, it is the student's responsibility to get notes / handouts from a classmate or the class webpage.

 

2.  Assignments will be completed and submitted on time.  No late assignments will be accepted. If you cannot make it to class, you can put it in our mailboxes: Seminar II B2124.  Cindy accepts emailed assignments; these must be received by midnight of due date.  If a student has an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ it is their responsibility to contact the instructors ASAP and make arrangements, prior to due date. 

 

3. Labs are where new chemistries are confirmed and are fun, so please attend all labs.  Missing a lab is not good; it is hard to observe your preparation, participation, and lab notebook & write-up.

 

4. There will be 6 quizzes, which are clearly marked on the schedule.  The quiz questions come from the assigned “text problems” shown below and posted on web.  Quizzes will be closed book and will be given out before break! 

 

5.   All students must submit a self-evaluation by December 5th.  Evaluation conferences for those of you opting to not continue winter quarter will be mandatory.  Credits will be awarded based on class participation/attendance, lab write-ups, and homework assignments.

Credits will be awarded in Chemistry, Chemistry Lab, Food Science and Nutrition

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Withdrawals from class follow TESC's policies as outlined in registration materials.

- Instructor may require supplemental readings.

- Students with disabilities are asked to contact access services to arrange accommodation. http://www.evergreen.edu/access/

 

 

Perspectives in Nutrition Text = PIN &  General, Organic & Biochemistry Text = GOB

Week

Monday Lectures

Wednesday Lecture

Saturday Lab

1

09/26

to

10/01

Introductions

Measurements & Units Ch. 2 GOB

Bonus 1

Food Labels   Ch. 2 PIN

Organic Farm Tour

Taste and Smell Labs  Ch. 1 PIN

Workshop on Numbers

 

Harvest Festival

2

10/03

to 10/08

Subatomic Particles  Ch. 3 GOB

Quiz 1 & Bonus 2

Nutritional Research & Pyramid

Set up Distillation Lab

Ions and Ionic Compounds

Ch. 4 GOB

 

Computer Lab

Lab Session

Distillation of Ethanol

     Farm Work

3

10/10 to 10/12

Salt Physiology

Pages 381 – 386 PIN

Moles (Ch. 6 GOB) and Salt Lab

Quiz 2 & Bonus 3

Digestive System Workshop

Ch. 3 PIN

 

NO LAB

 

 

Farm Work

This schedule is subject to change -  - please check class webpage for complete 10-week schedule

 

 

Text Problems from GOB

 

2                      49b, 40, 56, 57, 59, 62, 72, 74, 79, 81, 82, 92, 99

3                      45, 50, 52, 54, 61, 62, 64, 78, 86, 101

4                      33-37, 39, 40, 41, 47, 48, 5162, 68, 74, 80, 92

5                      26, 27, 28 34, 46, 51, 52, 58, 62, 76, 77, 78, 79, 100,

6                      44, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56,

12                   19, 21, 22, 32, 36, 42, 44, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52

13                   33, 45, 49, 50, 87, 90

14                   19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 30, 39, 40, 42, 44, 48, 50, 51, 73