BNFO 301 
Introduction to Bioinformatics
Items for each day generally indicate what is to be done before class*
Spring 2014 

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Tuesday
 
Thursday
 
      2  
  7:   9:  
  14: Introduction to Course
      Personal Questionnaire
      Course syllabus (Exam 1 due Jan 17)
      Introduction to Personal Programming
      Algorithms
      BioBIKE - Basics
      BioBIKE - Use of BioBIKE log
  16: Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics
      Tour:
What is a gene? & companion
            (discuss Parts I & II today. All due Jan 20)
      Introduction to Personal Programming
      Presentation: BioBIKE syntax and conventions
      Tour: User interface
      Primer: Basic BioBIKE Syntax (Section II.A)
      Problem Set 1: Molecular Biology
            (discuss Question 2 & 8 today. All due Jan 24)
      Questionnaire
17:
Exam 1
20:
WiaG
21: Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics
      Notes: Fuller et al (1984)
      Problem Set 1: Molecular Biology
            (discuss Questions 3 & 4 today. All due Jan 24)
      Questionnaire
  23: Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics
      Notes: Fuller et al (1984)
      Presentation: Probability and genomes
            (up to slide 100)
      Problem Set 1: Molecular Biology
            (discuss Questions 3 & 4 today. All due Jan 24)
      Questionnaire
24:
PS1
  28: Genome Analysis
      Notes: Computational detection of origins
      Notes: Probability of rare events
      Problem Set 2: Computational investigations (due Jan 31)
      Questionnaire
  30: Genome Analysis
      Notes: Computational detection of origins
      Notes: Probability of rare events
      Problem Set 2: Computational investigations
            (discuss Question 4 today, maybe others. All due Jan 31)
      Questionnaire
31:
PS2

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*EXCEPTION: No need to do anything before Jan 14. Come as you are...except please submit the personal questionnaire as soon as you can