Time: Thursday, 31 May, 2:00 am - 4:30 am
           Mondays, 4 June and 11 June, 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Place: Bioinformatics Computer Core Lab (Rm 104), Life Sciences Bldg
Organizer: Jeff Elhai
Audience: Primarily 1st year students

Goals of sessions

• Give you sense of the power of programming to answer interesting questions
• Give you an overview of BioBIKE
• Give you experience in understanding and (to some extent) writing simple programs in BioBIKE

First session material (click on links to reach notes and other things)

• Guided Tour: What is a gene?
• BioBIKE: CyanoBIKE login   or   Auxiliary CyanoBIKE login
• Notes: General syntax of BioBIKE Language
• Notes: Mapping functions over lists of values
• Notes: Loops
• Problem Set: Syntax problems
• Problem Set: Biological problems
• Problem Set: Loop problems

Before coming to the FIRST session (Thursday, May 31)

• Please go through the tour and the notes on General Syntax material (given above).
• Feel free to browse anything else you like, BUT DON'T BURN YOURSELF OUT. Decide for yourself how much is useful and how much is too much.
• Be sure to learn with your fingers at the computer more than with your eyes.
• Note that there won't be any lecture unless you request one
• Please complete the short Questionnaire (earlier the better but at least two hours before the session)

Before coming to the SECOND session (Monday, June 4)

• Please go through the notes on Mapping and Loops
      Be sure to do each example in BioBIKE... don't just read!
• Please complete the short Questionnaire (earlier the better but at least two hours before the session)

Before coming to the THIRD session (Monday, June 11)

• Please go through the problems and bring questions
• Please complete a short Questionnaire

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