The course targets students with biological background. The objective is to gain basic understanding of fundamental concepts in computer science to facilitate interdisciplinary communication in bioinformatics. The course also provides necessary background for the follow-up courses on algorithms in bioinformatics.
Sisältö
The course provides an overview of the most important concepts in computer science. Basic concepts in machine architecture and data representation are explained, followed by an introduction to essential data structures and operations over them. Further, some of the fundamentals of complexity and computability are presented, together with selected topics from artificial intelligence that are of relevance to bioinformatics.
Toteutustavat
Opetustapa
Paikalla
Verkossa
Luento-opetus
15 t
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Lectures, exercises and assignments.
Opetuskieli
englanti
Vaadittavat opintosuoritukset
Suoritusvaihtoehto
1
Kohderyhmät:
Tutkinto-ohjelman omat opiskelijat
Muut opiskelijat
Avoimen yliopisto-opetuksen opiskelijat
Tohtoriopiskelijat
Vaihto-opiskelijat
Osallistuminen opetukseen
englanniksi
Lectures, exercises, assignments and exam.
Arviointi
Numerolla 1-5.
Kirjallisuus/Oppimateriaali
Brookshear, J. Glenn: Computer Science: An overview, 2008, ISBN: 978-0321524034;
lecture notes.
Lisätietoja
Organization responsible: Department of Information Technology, University of Turku