BNFO 301 
Introduction to Bioinformatics
Items for each day generally indicate what is to be done before class*
Spring 2013 

January February March April May

 
Tuesday
  
Thursday
  
  1   3  
  8:   10:  
  15: Introduction to Course
      Personal Questionnaire
      Course syllabus
      Introduction to Personal Programming
      Algorithms - Shoe management
      BioBIKE - Basics
      BioBIKE - Use of BioBIKE log 		  17: Intro to Molecular Biology
      Tour: What is a gene? & companion
            (discussed today, due Jan 21)
      Problem Set 1: Molecular Biology (due Jan 23)
      Discuss: PS1 Problem 8 (exercise)
      Introduction to Personal Programming
      Presentation: BioBIKE syntax and conventions
      Tour: User interface
      Primer: Basic BioBIKE Syntax (Section II.A)
      Discuss - Discuss variables; Program units
      Preliminary Exam (due Jan 18)
      Questionnaire 		18:
Pre
Exam
21:
WiaG 		22: Genome Sequencing
      Notes: Where sequences come from
      Presentation: Probability and genomes
            (up to slide 100)
      Discuss: Problem Set 1 - Problems 2 and 3
      Questionnaire 		23:
PS1 		24: Genome Sequencing
      Tour: Myers et al (2000)
      Example: Sequence Assembly simplified
      Introduction to Personal Programming
      Problem Set 2: Computational investigations (due Jan 30)
      Questionnaire 		 
28: 29: Genome Sequencing
      Tour: Myers et al (2000) (particularly SQ 10 & 14)
      Presentation: Probability and genomes
            (especially beyond slide 100)
      Problem Set 2: Computational investigations (due Jan 30)
      Questionnaire 		30:
PS2 		31: Genome Sequencing
      Tour: Myers et al (2000) (particularly SQ 10 & 14)
      Presentation: Probability and genomes
            (especially beyond slide 100)
      Problem Set 3: Genome sequencing (due Feb 6)
            (especially Question 3)
      Introduction to Personal Programming
      Notes: Introduction to mapping
      Notes: Elements of a loop
      Questionnaire 		 

 
*EXCEPTION: No need to do anything before Aug 23 -- come as you are
             ...except please submit the personal questionnaire as soon as you can

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