Computing for Biologists Python Programming and Principles
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Computing is revolutionizing the practice of biology. This book, which assumes no prior computing experience, provides students with the tools to write their own Python programs and to understand fundamental concepts in computational biology and bioinformatics. Each major part of the book begins with a compelling biological question, followed by the algorithmic ideas and programming tools necessary to explore it: the origins of pathogenicity are examined using gene finding, the evolutionary history of sex determination systems is studied using sequence…
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Key features
- Easy-to-read and designed specifically for students in the life sciences, assuming little or no computing background
- Teaches general and widely applicable Python (both versions 2 and 3) programming skills along with computational methods for solving real biological problems
- Algorithms covered include gene finding, sequence alignment and phylogenetic methods, with an accompanying website providing a range of practical programming exercises
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107337510
- Subjects Computational Biology and Bioinformatics,Computer Science,Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology,Life Sciences
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 22 September 2014
- ISBN: 9781107042827
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 0.68kg
- Contains: 8 b/w illus. 33 colour illus. 1 table
- Page extent: 217 pages
- Availability: Temporarily unavailable - no date available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 22 September 2014
- ISBN: 9781107642188
- Dimensions (mm): 246 x 189 mm
- Weight: 0.5kg
- Contains: 8 b/w illus. 33 colour illus. 1 table
- Page extent: 218 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9781107337510
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