C&S BIO 10
Preparation for Research in Computational Biology
Description: Lecture, two and one half hours. Provides students with basic understanding of several computational tools used in molecular biology research. Focus on practical application of these tools rather than deep theoretical understanding. Creates more inclusive and accessible experience for learners. Students are introduced to computational tools for carrying out research in computational biology, including basic statistics, Python, R, and UNIX. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 3.0
Units: 3.0
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Winter 2024 - Overall, really great class and really great professor! The class is designed such that you do well. There were two quizzes in bash (week 3) and R (week 10), and we were given a couple practice quizzes before each one and they were very similar. The medians were all high A's. There were also two projects. Having had some coding experience, the projects were not difficult at all. Project medians were also in the high A range. If you haven't coded at all, it's still doable and he and the TA offered office hours where they'd help you. but I will say that the content does go pretty fast so I'm not sure if everything will really stick after you take the course, so I'd recomment understanding and studying up some basic python at least before taking the class. The class size was about 30 people, so lectures were great (mandatory attendance). He'd go through some slides and demonstrate by writing code and we'd have some in class exercises where he, the TA, and the two LA's would walk around and check on everyone several times throughout the lecture which was great. Really felt like a high school class. If you ever had any questions they were all there to help you. Overall, really great intro class!
Winter 2024 - Overall, really great class and really great professor! The class is designed such that you do well. There were two quizzes in bash (week 3) and R (week 10), and we were given a couple practice quizzes before each one and they were very similar. The medians were all high A's. There were also two projects. Having had some coding experience, the projects were not difficult at all. Project medians were also in the high A range. If you haven't coded at all, it's still doable and he and the TA offered office hours where they'd help you. but I will say that the content does go pretty fast so I'm not sure if everything will really stick after you take the course, so I'd recomment understanding and studying up some basic python at least before taking the class. The class size was about 30 people, so lectures were great (mandatory attendance). He'd go through some slides and demonstrate by writing code and we'd have some in class exercises where he, the TA, and the two LA's would walk around and check on everyone several times throughout the lecture which was great. Really felt like a high school class. If you ever had any questions they were all there to help you. Overall, really great intro class!
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