Spring 2025
COMPSCI C176 001 - LEC 001
Algorithms for Computational Biology
Yun S Song, Allon Wagner
Class #:31462
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
27
Enrolled: 43
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 70
Waitlist Max: 30
No Reserved Seats
Also offered as:
CMPBIO C176
Hours & Workload
8 hours of outside work hours per week, 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Final Exam
FRI, MAY 16TH
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Stanley 106
Other classes by Yun S Song
Other classes by Allon Wagner
Course Catalog Description
This course will provide familiarity with algorithms and probabilistic models that arise in various computational biology applications, such as suffix trees, suffix arrays, pattern matching, repeat finding, sequence alignment, phylogenetics, hidden Markov models, gene finding, motif finding, linear/logistic regression, random forests, convolutional neural networks, genome-wide association studies, pathogenicity prediction, and sequence-to-epigenome prediction.
Class Notes
* Time conflicts are NOT allowed.
* Lecture will NOT be recorded for playback later.
* NO alternate final exam will be offered.
* Lecture will NOT be recorded for playback later.
* NO alternate final exam will be offered.
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Undergraduate Students: College of Engineering declared majors and L&S Computer Science
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for COMPSCI C176 after completing COMPSCI 176. A deficient grade in COMPSCI C176 may be removed by taking COMPSCI 176.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Reserved Seating For This Term
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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