BCBT 100 - The Science of Cooking - Fall 2015 (bcbt100c)

Syllabus

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Tentative Schedule (change is guaranteed...)
Date:
Topic
Reading {McGee}
Aug 25
Introduction, How science is done (Day 01 slides)
1-5, 811-818
Aug 27
Food molecules (Day 02 slides) 792-802
Sep 01
Food molecules (Day 03 slides) 803-809
Sep 03
Dairy (Day 04 slides) 7-39
Sep 08
Dairy (Day 05 slides) 39-51
Sep 10
IN CLASS EXPERIMENT - Mass of a piece of candy

Sep 15
Dairy, Exam review (Day 07 slides)

Sep 17
Exam 1

Sep 22
Cheese (Day 09 slides) 51-67
Sep 24
Heating & Cooling, Eggs  (Day 10 slides) 68-117
Sep 29
In Class Tasting - Cheeses

Oct 1
Eggs - Cooking, preparing  (Day 12 slides)
Oct 6
Plant-based Foods (Day 13 slides) 243-258
350-384 (as needed)
Oct 8
Plant-based Foods (Day 14 slides)
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) Reaction Derived (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjS_xql7WYk)
258-273
300-349 (as needed)
Oct 13
Plant-based Foods (Day 15 slides) 273-299
Oct 15
Exam 2  (review questions)

Oct 20
Cooking Reactions & Methods (Day 17 slides) 777-787
Oct 22
Cooking Methods, Storage & Preservation (Day 18 slides) 291-299
Oct 27
Cooking Methods, Storage & Preservation (Day 19 slides)
AT HOME EXPERIMENT - Microwave Heating  

Oct 29
Storage and Preservation, Seeds and Nuts (Day 20 slides) 451-514
Nov 3
Graphing exercise (Day 21 slides)
Nov 5
In class help session - questions about exam, lab, etc
Nov 10
Herbs and Spices (Day 23 slides) 385-450
Nov 12
Exam 3 (review questions)

Nov 17
Chocolate (Day 25 slides)
CHOCOLATE TASTING LAB
694-712
Nov 19
Herbs and Spices, Grains and Bread (Day 26 slides) 385-450, 516-546
Nov 24
Grains and Bread (Day 27 slide) 516-546
Nov 26
No Class - Happy Thanksgiving
Dec 1
Grains and Bread (Day 28 slides) 516-579
Dec 3
Grocery Clean-up Day
Dec 8
Wrap up, evals, etc 

Dec 16 Exam 4 - 11:30am  (Exam 4 practice, key)


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