Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for Beginners
Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for Beginners
Instructors: Pavel Pevzner
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Are you interested in learning how to program (in Python) within a scientific setting?
This course will cover algorithms for solving various biological problems along with a handful of programming challenges helping you implement these algorithms in Python. It offers a gently-paced introduction to our Bioinformatics Specialization (https://www.coursera.org/specializations/bioinformatics), preparing learners to take the first course in the Specialization, "Finding Hidden Messages in DNA" (https://www.coursera.org/learn/dna-analysis). Each of the four weeks in the course will consist of two required components. First, an interactive textbook provides Python programming challenges that arise from real biological problems. If you haven't programmed in Python before, not to worry! We provide "Just-in-Time" exercises from the Codecademy Python track (https://www.codecademy.com/learn/python). And each page in our interactive textbook has its own discussion forum, where you can interact with other learners. Second, each week will culminate in a summary quiz. Lecture videos are also provided that accompany the material, but these videos are optional.
Where in the Genome Does Replication Begin? (Part 1)
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2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 app item
2 videos•Total 18 minutes
- Optional: Where in the Genome Does DNA Replication Begin? (Part 1) •12 minutes
- Optional: Where in the Genome Does DNA Replication Begin? (Part 2) •6 minutes
2 readings•Total 10 minutes
- Course Details•10 minutes
- (Optional) Week 1 FAQs•0 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Week 1 Quiz•20 minutes
1 app item•Total 240 minutes
- Interactive Text for Week 1•240 minutes
Where in the Genome Does Replication Begin? (Part 2)
What's included
2 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item
2 videos•Total 13 minutes
- Optional: Where in the Genome Does DNA Replication Begin? (Part 3) •9 minutes
- Optional: Where in the Genome Does DNA Replication Begin? (Part 4) •4 minutes
1 reading
- (Optional) Week 2 FAQs•0 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Week 2 Quiz•20 minutes
1 app item•Total 240 minutes
- Interactive Text for Week 2•240 minutes
Which DNA Patterns Play the Role of Molecular Clocks? (Part 1)
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item
3 videos•Total 23 minutes
- Optional: From Implanted Patterns to Regulatory Motifs (Part 1) (10:09)•10 minutes
- Optional: From Implanted Patterns to Regulatory Motifs (Part 2) (05:06)•5 minutes
- Optional: From Implanted Patterns to Regulatory Motifs (Part 3) (07:22)•7 minutes
1 reading
- (Optional) Week 3 FAQs•0 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Week 3 Quiz•20 minutes
1 app item•Total 240 minutes
- Interactive Text for Week 3•240 minutes
Which DNA Patterns Play the Role of Molecular Clocks? (Part 2)
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment1 app item
3 videos•Total 26 minutes
- Optional: How Rolling Dice Helps Us Find Regulatory Motifs (Part 1) (12:43)•13 minutes
- Optional: How Rolling Dice Helps Us Find Regulatory Motifs (Part 2) (05:37)•6 minutes
- Optional: How Rolling Dice Helps Us Find Regulatory Motifs (Part 3) (07:46)•8 minutes
1 reading
- (Optional) Week 4 FAQs•0 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Week 4 Quiz•20 minutes
1 app item•Total 240 minutes
- Interactive Text for Week 4•240 minutes
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Reviewed on Aug 3, 2020
Although a very good course, material and interesting topic, it can be quite challenging for a beginner. Nevertheless very happy and satisfied to have done and completed it!
Reviewed on Apr 14, 2020
A very good course for those who has some (at least a little) experience in programmimg! I really loved it, it was challenging sometimes, especially in the end, but I did it and learned a lot.
Reviewed on Jun 5, 2020
In general a very good course. The problem is actually more that one is doing the programming too "mechanistically" by copy-pasting rather than having to think for one-self.
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