GCB 536 - Computational Biology

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

An introductory computational biology course designed for computational scientists. The course will cover fundamentals of algorithms, statistics, and mathematics as applied to biological problems. In particular, emphasis will be given to biological problem modeling. Students will be expected to learn the basic algorithms underlying computational biology, basi c mathematical / statistical proofs and molecular biology. Topics to be cover ed are genome annotation and string algorithms, pattern search and statistical learning, molecular evolution and phylogenetics and small molecule folding.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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