Introduction to Programming
Time: Thursday, 29 May, 2:00 am - 4:30 am
Thursday, 5 June and Monday, 9 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
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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)
- BioBIKE: BioBIKE portal (Choose CyanoBIKE, public, VCU mirror)
- Help: Introduction to BioBIKE Syntax
(through CyanoBIKE HELP, General Help, Basic Syntax)
- Guided Tour: What is a gene? (through BioBIKE portal, Guided Tours)
- Problem Set: Syntax problems
Additional material (click on links to reach notes and other things)
- Help: Mapping and Loops
(through CyanoBIKE HELP, General Help, Basic Syntax)
- Problem Set: Biological problems
- Problem Set: Loop problems
Before coming to the FIRST session (Thursday, May 29)
- 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 (Thursday, June 5)
- 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)
- Please don't kill yourself. You easily could if these programming concepts are new to you.
Before coming to the THIRD session (Monday, June 9)
- Please go through the problems and bring questions
- Please complete a short Questionnaire
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