Course Catalog - 2017-2018

     

BIOC 470 - COMPUTATION WITH BIOL DATA

Long Title: COMPUTATION WITH BIOLOGICAL DATA
Department: Biosciences
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): (BIOC 301 OR BIOC 341 OR BIOC 344) AND MATH 102
Description: This course will teach programming and analysis techniques essential for modern research in the biological sciences. Students will learn the basics of programming in the MATLAB or Python scripting languages and applications to analyzing biological data. There will be a particular focus on quantitative image and sequence analysis. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: BIOC 570. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for BIOC 470 if student has credit for BIOC 570.