Genomics for non-biologists (3 CR)
L504 (Genome Biology for Physical Scientists), Fall 2008
Instructor: Yuzhen Ye, School of Informatics, Indiana University, Bloomington
Contact: yye@indiana.edu
Class meets: 01:00P-02:15P TR I105 (Informatics building)
Office hour: by appointment
- Description
This course is designed for non-biologists who want to get know about biology.
It will (only) cover the basics of
cell biology, genetics, evolution, biochemistry of biomolecules, genomics, and proteomics.
- Prerequisites: Some familiarity with elementary chemistry, physics, math, statistics, and, of course, biology.
- Grading: homework (20%), paper reading & presentation (30%), mid-term exam (25%), final exam (25%)
- Textbook/References
- "Molecular biology of the cell" by Albert et al, *5th edition* (online version of 4th edition)
- Course webpage
http://mendel.informatics.indiana.edu/~yye/lab/teaching/fall2008-genomics.php