BCBT 100 - The Science of Cooking - Spring 2014 (bcbt100b)

Syllabus

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Tentative Schedule (change is guaranteed...)
Date:
Topic
Reading {McGee}
Jan 14
Introduction, How science is done (Day 01 slides)
1-5, 811-818
Jan 16
Food molecules - CLASSES CANCELLED - Blizzard...
792-802
Jan 21
Food molecules (Food Molecule slides - all) (Day 02 slides) 803-809
Jan 23
Food molecules (Day 03 slides)

Jan 28
Dairy (Dairy Slides - all) (Day 04 slides)
7-39
Jan 30
Dairy (Day 05 slides)
39-51
Feb 4
Dairy, Exam review (Day 06 slides)

Feb 6
Exam 1 (sample questions, key) Page 1 

Feb 11
Cheese (Cheese Slides - all) (Day 08 slides)
51-67
Feb 13
IN-CLASS EXPERIMENT - Mass of a Chocolate Chip (Day 09 slides)

Feb 18
Heating & Cooling, Eggs (Egg Slides - all)
(Day 10 slides) (Day 10 slides - Part 2
68-117
Feb 20
Eggs - Cooking, preparing  (Good Eats video) (v2)
(Day 11 slides)

Feb 25
Plant-based Foods (Day 12 slides)
243-258
350-384 (as needed)
Feb 27
Plant-based Foods (Day 13 slides)
EXPERIMENT - Microwave Heating  
Taste & Smell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQQsTfoFzoM)
Naturally Formed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEJ7qjIA0gU)
Physically Initiated (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPU3rI5Ye68)
258-273
300-349 (as needed)
Mar 4
Plant-based Foods (Day 14 slides, Day 14 slides 2)
273-299
Mar 6
Exam 2 (study guide

Mar 11
Graphing (Day 16 slides, Graph Scratch)

Mar 14
Cooking Reactions & Methods (Day 17 slides) 777-787
Mar 18-20
No Class - Spring Break

Mar 25
Cooking Methods (Day 18 slides)
Mar 27
Storage and Preservation (Day 19 slides, Pvap scratch) 291-299
Apr 1
Storage and Preservation, Seeds and Nuts (Day 20 slides)
Apr 3
Seeds and Nuts (Day 21 slides) 451-514
Apr 8
Exam 3 (study guide)

Apr 10
Chocolate (Day 23 slides)
CHOCOLATE TASTING LAB - must be typed, due April 17
694-712
Apr 15
No Class - Student Academic Conference

Apr 17
Herbs and Spices (Day 24 slides) 385-450
Apr 22
Herbs and Spices (Day 25 slides)
Apr 24
Grains and Bread (Day 26 slides, Day 26 scratch) 516-546
Apr 29
Grains and Bread (Day 27 slides) 546-579
May 1
(Day 28 slides)
May 6
Wrap up, evals, etc 

May 12
Exam 4 - 11:30am (study guide, key)


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