Syllabus does not say, but every book im using only has Beta Glucose.
So ill just learn Beta.
Ok, so two things -
1. If it is not listed in the syllabus, don't bother trying to learn what you aren't required to know. That part is obvious. I lol'd when you asked if you had to know about Beta/Alpha Glucose, then said it wasn't in the syllabus ... and then practically said if your textbook has it you must learn it. Fail.
2. Or you didn't look in the syllabus hard enough.
Your textbook was not moulded around the syllabus (unless it's an Excel), so don't think that just because you've found something in the textbook it is required information. Get specific and look through the syllabus again.
edit: in fact, go get yourself an Excel book if you haven't already