1. CS498-CXZ Algorithms in Bioinformatics
Instructors: ChengXiang Zhai, Saurabh Sinha
Department of Computer Science

2. Goal & Design
Provide an introduction to bioinformatics from a computer science perspective (as opposed to a biology perspective)
Prepare students for doing research/development in bioinformatics
Targeted at students with sufficient programming skills and basic knowledge of probability and statistics

3. Format Lecture-based 6~8 Assignments Midterm & Final
Coding
Experimenting with data
Analyzing results
Open explorations
Midterm & Final
Extra “1 hour” project (literature review or mini research project)

4. Grading
Assignments: 45%
Midterm: 25%
Final: 30%
Project: Pass/Fail

5. Schedule & Textbooks
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