Computer Science 4520: Introduction to Bioinformatics
Fall 2008

Tue, Thu 2:55-4:10 in Hollister 314


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Syllabus

A draft syllabus is available here. Deviations are expected but it does give the big picture.

Prerequisites

Nothing written in stone, but the following concepts will be used with minimal or no explanations: trees, algorithms, complexity, basic probability (terms such as: distribution and density functions, binomial random variable, expectation). You should also be able to program at least in a scriptable language such as Matlab or Perl.

Final

There will be an in-class final.

Homework

There will be biweekly homework sets, generally due on Tuesdays. Homework should be handed in class just before it starts on the day it is due.

Late submissions will not receive credit. (If a genuine emergency situation prevents you from handing in an assignment on time, come talk to me and we can work something out.)

You are allowed to collaborate on the homework to the extent of formulating ideas as a group. However, you must write up the solutions to each problem set completely on your own. You must also list the names of everyone that you discussed the problem set with.

Grade Breakdown

The overall course grade course grade will be the arithmetic mean of your final grade and your average normalized homework score.

Academic Integrity

You are expected to maintain the utmost level of academic integrity in the course. Any violation of the code of academic integrity will be penalized severely.

You are allowed to collaborate on the homework to the extent of formulating ideas as a group. However, you must write up the solutions to each problem set completely on your own. You must also list the names of everyone that you discussed the problem set with.