Biol 591 
Introduction to Bioinformatics
Fall 2002 

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2   4: Problem Set Discussion
     IntroM : especially #3, 8, 14, 17
     IntroP: especially #4, 5
  6: Scenario 1: Molecular biology
     Notes (PDF) (Questions)
     Problem Set: PS1M (PDF)
9:  Scenario 1: Programming/Tools
     Notes (html) (Questions)
     Problem Set: PS1P (html)
  11: Problem Set Discussion
      PS1M: especially #1, 4, 7
      PS1P: #
  13: Intro to Scenario 2
      Read Scenario story (html)(Questions)
      Read notes (PDF)
      Skim article (see instructions)
      Problem Set: PS2M (PDF)
16: Scenario 2: Parsing massive output
      Download Blast to own computer
      Download databases to own computer
      Run E. coli X vs E. coli K12
      Read notes (html)(Questions)
      Problem Set: PS2P (html)
  18: Problem Set Discussion
      PS2M: especially 1, 5, and 6
      PS2P: especially 2, 3, and 7
  20: Scenario 2: Parsing
      You tell us what needs discussion  (Questions)
      Intro to Scenario 3: Sequence comparison
      Actively follow the story to Scenario 3
23: Scenario 3: How Blast works
      Notes (PDF) (Questions)
  25: Scenario 3: BlastN - the program
      Notes: 1D arrays (html)
      Notes: 2D Array (html) (Questions)
  27: Scenario 3: Scoring & protein searches
      Notes: Progress; scoring; protein alignment
            (PDF) (Questions)
      Problem Set: PS3 (PDF)
30: General Discussion of Problems/Study Questions
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