Problems and Solutions in Biological Sequence Analysis
Problems and Solutions in Biological Sequence Analysis
By Mark Borodovsky, Svetlana Ekisheva
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 366
Publication Date: 2006-09-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521847540
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521847544
Binding: Hardcover
This book is the first of its kind to provide a large collection of
bioinformatics problems with accompanying solutions. Notably, the
problem set includes all of the problems offered in Biological Sequence
Analysis (BSA), by Durbin et al., widely adopted as a required text for
bioinformatics courses at leading universities worldwide. Although many
of the problems included in BSA as exercises for its readers have been
repeatedly used for homework and tests, no detailed solutions for the
problems were available. Bioinformatics instructors had therefore
frequently expressed a need for fully worked solutions and a larger set
of problems for use on courses. This book provides just that: following
the same structure as BSA and significantly extending the set of
workable problems it will facilitate a better understanding of the
contents of the chapters in BSA and will help its readers develop
problem solving skills that are vitally important for conducting
successful research in the growing field of bioinformatics. All of the
material has been class-tested by the authors at Georgia Tech, where
the first ever M.Sc. degree program in Bioinformatics was held. MARK
BORODOVSKY is the Regents' Professor of Biology and Biomedical
Engineering and Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He
is the founder of the Georgia Tech M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programs in
Bioinformatics. His research interests are in bioinformatics and
systems biology. He has taught Bioinformatics courses since 1994.
SVETLANA EKISHEVA is a Research Scientist at the School of Biology,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Her research interests are in
bioinformatics, applied statistics and stochastic processes. Her
expertise includes teaching probability theory and statistics at
universities in Russia and in the USA.
Summary: A Supplement to Biological Sequence Analysis
Rating: 5
Biological Sequence Analysis (BSA) by Durbin et al has become almost
the defacto standard textbooy for teaching bioinformatics. And like
most texts it presents a series of problems for the student to solve.
Because of the rapid growth of bioinformatics, the schools have
attracted a large number of students that have come from a wide variety
of educational backgrounds. As a result, the presumptions made by the
authors on the mathematical ability of the students studying BSA is at
variance from the students now using the book.
This book is intended to provide these students with a 'cram course'
in the mathematics they will need to tackle the BSA problems. It starts
by providing detailed solutions to the problems presented in BSA, it
then extends the set of workable problems to further develop the
problem solving skills of the students.
This book might be viewed as a 360 page supplement to BSA. It's
mathematics is not trivial, but is necessary for the student to succeed
in the bioinformatics field. It is a book that the unprepared student
will spend many hours studying.
http://ifile.it/bkvz8ue/0521847540.zip
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Problems and Solutions in Biological Sequence Analysis
By Mark Borodovsky, Svetlana Ekisheva
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number Of Pages: 366
Publication Date: 2006-09-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0521847540
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780521847544
Binding: Hardcover
This book is the first of its kind to provide a large collection of
bioinformatics problems with accompanying solutions. Notably, the
problem set includes all of the problems offered in Biological Sequence
Analysis (BSA), by Durbin et al., widely adopted as a required text for
bioinformatics courses at leading universities worldwide. Although many
of the problems included in BSA as exercises for its readers have been
repeatedly used for homework and tests, no detailed solutions for the
problems were available. Bioinformatics instructors had therefore
frequently expressed a need for fully worked solutions and a larger set
of problems for use on courses. This book provides just that: following
the same structure as BSA and significantly extending the set of
workable problems it will facilitate a better understanding of the
contents of the chapters in BSA and will help its readers develop
problem solving skills that are vitally important for conducting
successful research in the growing field of bioinformatics. All of the
material has been class-tested by the authors at Georgia Tech, where
the first ever M.Sc. degree program in Bioinformatics was held. MARK
BORODOVSKY is the Regents' Professor of Biology and Biomedical
Engineering and Director of the Center for Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He
is the founder of the Georgia Tech M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programs in
Bioinformatics. His research interests are in bioinformatics and
systems biology. He has taught Bioinformatics courses since 1994.
SVETLANA EKISHEVA is a Research Scientist at the School of Biology,
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Her research interests are in
bioinformatics, applied statistics and stochastic processes. Her
expertise includes teaching probability theory and statistics at
universities in Russia and in the USA.
Summary: A Supplement to Biological Sequence Analysis
Rating: 5
Biological Sequence Analysis (BSA) by Durbin et al has become almost
the defacto standard textbooy for teaching bioinformatics. And like
most texts it presents a series of problems for the student to solve.
Because of the rapid growth of bioinformatics, the schools have
attracted a large number of students that have come from a wide variety
of educational backgrounds. As a result, the presumptions made by the
authors on the mathematical ability of the students studying BSA is at
variance from the students now using the book.
This book is intended to provide these students with a 'cram course'
in the mathematics they will need to tackle the BSA problems. It starts
by providing detailed solutions to the problems presented in BSA, it
then extends the set of workable problems to further develop the
problem solving skills of the students.
This book might be viewed as a 360 page supplement to BSA. It's
mathematics is not trivial, but is necessary for the student to succeed
in the bioinformatics field. It is a book that the unprepared student
will spend many hours studying.
http://ifile.it/bkvz8ue/0521847540.zip
http://www.filefactory.com/file/4c204c/n/0521847540_zip
