9:10-10AM Monday and Wednesday and Friday

1911 Building, Room 124
 

Instructor       Office                      Email                                      Phone
Jeff Thorne    1507 Partners II    thorne@statgen.ncsu.edu     515-1946

Regarding office hours and meetings:   There will be no standard office hours for this course but please feel free to meet with me when you would like to do so.

Textbook: Durbin R., Eddy S., Krogh A., and Mitchison G.  1999.  Biological sequence analysis: Probabilistic models of proteins and nucleic acids. 368pp.  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge U.K.

Additional readings will be announced.

Course Web page is at http://statgen.ncsu.edu/thorne/bioinf2.html

Grading
Homework       40%        Assigned sporadically
Participation    30%
Final                 30%        format to be announced

Regarding course goals:  The main purpose of this course is to teach statistical techniques that are important for DNA and protein sequence analysis. As time and class interests permit, issues related to protein tertiary structure and RNA secondary structure will also be covered.

Regarding homework:  Several of the assignments will involve writing short computer programs.  To receive credit for these, you must email the completed assignments to me before the due date.  The email message must include (in separate parts): the computer code, any input files, the command used to compile the code on the unity system, the command used to run the program, and the output obtained when running the code on unity.  If you are unable to complete the assignment, email me the portion that you have been able to complete. I am not likely to check the code myself.  I will compile it and run it.  You are always welcome to talk with me about the assignments, except that I will refuse to help you debug code.

Regarding academic integrity:  Unless otherwise indicated, students are not to seek help on homework  assignments from other students in the class or from people who are not in the class. The university has a policy on academic integrity at: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/student_services/student_discipline/POL11.35.1.php
 

Regarding disabilities:   The instructor enthusiastically endorses the following official N.C.S.U. statement on disabilities that he copied from http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.7.php
This statement reads " ... Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, students must register with Disability Services for Students at 1900 Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653. For more information on NC State's policy on working with students with disabilities, please see the Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Regulation (REG02.20.1)"
 

Regarding class courtesy:   Please arrive in class on time. Late arrivals distract the teacher and the other students. Also, please turn off cell phones during the class meeting times.
 

Regarding discrimination:   The instructor enthusiastically endorses the policies listed at http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/campus_environ/