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Preface
by Professor Todor Nikolov (1923-2003), PhD, Professor of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Biology, The University of Sofia
to the book "Biochemistry in Internet. Biochemistry Tests." by G. Kossekova, 1999.
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In the last few years considerable changes have taken place in the organization of educational process in the universities in the advanced European and in a number of non-European countries. Together with the traditional forms of education: lectures, practicals and seminars, new methods have been added and successfully implemented, which help and stimulate the students to continuing learning the subject during the course of the academic year. The adequate and rational use of computer technologies and communications holds an important place among those new methods.
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In this connection the serious endeavour of Associate Professor Ganka Kossekova to develop and put forward a computer-based Biochemistry tests for training of medical, stomatological and pharmaceutical students deserves admiration and encouragement. However, the tests could be of great use to all others who are interested in Biochemistry.
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The tests in this book are the first of the three parts of a computer course in Biochemistry, called "Biochemistry in Internet", which is designed to be delivered via the World Wide Web. The tests contain questions of several types, covering the following categories of General Biochemistry: Composition, structure and functions of biopolymers, Enzymes, Bioenergetics and Metabolism.
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The book contains 738 questions, which allow self-assessment of knowledge, so that the students can prepare for the midterm and final examinations. The book could be of great use also to distance learners of Biochemistry.
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The way the test are composed shows the author has a very good sense of teaching and is well-grounded in pedagogy.
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When the rest of the course is ready, Bulgaria will take a befitting place among the countries using World Wide Web and computer facilities for the purposes of learning. I am proud that this will be a Biochemistry course.
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I would like to congratulate Associate Professor Kossekova on her initiative and recommend her series "Biochemistry in Internet" for widespread usage. I wish her to succeed further in that ubdertaking, which is very useful for our university education.
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Professor Todor. K. Nikolov
31 March, 1999
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