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Lecture Schedule
       
Date Instructor TopicSuggested Reading
      L – Levitt    C – Cavanagh
I. Introduction
M 1/07 Prestegard A. Magnetic properties of nuclei and electrons - precession 5 – 32 L
W 1/09 Prestegard

B. RF pulses and spin relaxation - Bloch equations

32 – 46 L, 626 – 627 L
    precession of a gyroscope (movie)  
II. Instrumentation
M 1/14 Prestegard A. Instrumental considerations - a look at probes 89 - 122 L
W 1/16 Prestegard B. Fourier transform methods and data processing 72 – 87 L
M 1/21 Prestegard MLK Jr. Holiday (no class)  
       
III. NMR Observables – Classical and Quantum Descriptions
W 1/23 Urbauer A. Scalar Couplings 211 - 216 L
M 1/28 Prestegard A. Scalar Couplings - repeat  
W 1/30 Prestegard B. Chemical Shifts 192 - 200 L
M 2/04 Prestegard C. Introduction to a QM description of NMR 169 - 184 L

W 2/06

Prestegard D. Applications to second order spectra  
M 2/11 Prestegard E. Spin Relaxation and NOEs 226 - 236, 588 - 594 L
       
IV. Density Matrices and Product Operator Formalism

W 2/13

Prestegard

A. Density Matrix - Evolution and interpretation

344 – 355 L
M 2/18 Prestegard

B. Density matrix in product operator form

355 – 356 L
W 2/20 Prestegard C. RF Pulses and Evolution 357 – 384 L
F 2/22   MIDTERM  
       
V. Basic Pulse Sequences
M 2/25 Prestegard A. Coherence transfer in INEPT and HSQC 418 – 434 L, 410 – 447 C
W 2/27 Prestegard B. COSY, TOCSY and NOESY 388 – 398 L, 543 – 569 L

M 3/03

Prestegard C. TOCSY and NOESY 343 – 369 L
W 3/05 Prestegard D. Extension to 3D and Pulse Field Gradients 447 – 467 C, 625 L

M 3/10

 
Spring Break (no class)
 

W 3/12

 
Spring Break (no class)
 
       
VI. Assignment Strategies: proteins and nucleic acids
M 3/17 Urbauer A. Triple resonance experiments for proteins 468 - 530 C
W 3/19 Urbauer B. Sequential assignment strategies in proteins 533 - 543 C
M 3/24 Germann C. Homonuclear assignment strategies for RNA and DNA
Alternate verion of the notes for Windows based computers
W 3/26 Germann D. Heteronuclear assignment strategies for RNA and DNA  
       
VII. Applications to Structure and Dynamics
M 3/31 Urbauer A. Structure determination protocols 543 – 554 C
W 4/02 Prestegard B. Molecular motions in biomolecules 513 – 537 L
M 4/07 Prestegard C. Dipolar coupling in solids 203 – 210 L

W 4/09

Prestegard D. Residual dipolar coupling and paramagnetic effects 425 – 432 L
       
VIII. Other Applications
M 4/14 Prestegard

A. Drug discovery, SAR by NMR, STD, Tr-NOEs

 
W 4/16 Zhao

B. Imaging

 
M 4/21 Prestegard C. MRS  
W 4/23 Yang D. Chemical exchange and diffusion 488 - 504 L
M 4/28 Yang E. Protein folding and amide exchange
    Course Evaluation (UGA students)
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W 4/30  
FINAL EXAM (8:00 - 11:00) UGA