STA 4953
Spring 2001 (TR 3:30 - 4:45 pm, HSS 3.03.10)

Tentative Schedule of Topics
(Revised 1/19/01)

Date
Topics
1/16   What is Bioinformatics?
1/18   Computational Resources for Bioinformatics
1/23   Elementary probability
1/25   Markov Models I
1/30   Markov Models II
2/1   Introduction to S-Plus
2/6   A primer in genetics (Dr. J. Aaron Cassill)
2/8   Simulating a DNA sequence
2/13   Hypothesis test
2/15   Tutorial (Ms. Kassandra Garnett)
2/20   Estimation
2/22   In class test I
2/27   Sequence retrieval
3/1   GCG: Sequence Composition
3/6   Sequence Alignment
3/8   Alignment Algorithms I
3/13   Spring Break
3/15   Spring Break
3/20   Alignment Algorithms II
3/22   BLAST
3/23   Last day to drop with a grade of W
3/27   BLOSUM Matrix
3/29   Genetic Engineering (Dr. J. Aaron Cassill)
4/3   Tutorial (Ms. Kassandra Garnett)
4/5   In class test II
4/10   Final Project A
4/12   Final Project B
4/17   Computer Lab.
4/19   Computer Lab
4/24   Student Presentation - Project A
4/26   Student Presentation - Project B
5/1   Computer Lab
5/3   Study Day
5/11   Written report due by 1 p.m.