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MAT-3211 Bioinformatics
Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Contents
The course treats basic methods of analyzing protein og DNA sequences. Covers alignment by dynamic programming and metods for establishing phylogenetic trees. Also discusses methods for statistical analysis and recognition of biological function and classification of protein families using various types of feature and clustering techniques. The syllabus also contains a brief introduction to important biochemical models and parameters used for biological interpretation of results of the analysis of sequence data. The prerequisites are INF-1100 Introduction to programming, MAT-1002 Calculus 2 and MAT-1004 Linear algebra. | Recommended previous qualifications
INF-1100 Programming fundamentals, MAT-1002 Calculus 2, MAT-1004 Linear algebra | Form of teaching
Lectures: 40 h Coursework: 30 h | Compulsory teaching
Obligatoriske oppgaver. | Assessment
En muntlig prøve
1 oral exam and 3 approved mandatory coursework. 2 must be approved in order to take the exam. | Examination semester
Autumn, Spring | Homepage
http://uit.no/matstat/mat-3211/
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Grades
Letters, A – F.
Textbooks
R. Durbin et al. ,”Biological sequence analysis” (Dur)
P. A. Pevzner, “Computational molecular Biology” (Pev)
C.A. Orengo et al., ”Bioinformatics: Genes, Proteins and Computers”
B. Schølkopf and A. J. Smola, “Learning with kernels”
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