Benny Chor (Tel-Aviv University), Amir Rubinstein (Tel-Aviv University)

Computational Thinking for Life Scientists

Using Algorithms in Biological Research

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Aimed at life science students, and of interest to academic researchers, this book bridges the gap between the biological and computational sciences. It explains fundamental computational concepts and contains real-world examples focused on developing algorithmic and logical thinking skills.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• New ed
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 171mm x 243mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9781316647592
• ISBN-10: 1316647595
• Artikelnr.: 63199217

Autorenporträt

Benny Chor was a Professor in Computer Science (CS) at Tel-Aviv University, Israel, and head of the School of Computer Science at Tel-Aviv University between 2018 and 2020. His research interests spanned over computational biology, cryptography, and CS and math education, and he was renowned for his excellence in teaching. Benny passed away in June 2021.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Programming in Python: 1. Crash introduction to python
2. Efficiency matters - gentle intro to complexity
Part II. Sequences: 3. Sets dictionaries and hashing
4. Regular expressions and biological patterns
Part III. Networks: 5. Basic notions in graph theory
6. Shortest paths and breadth first search
7. Simulation of regulatory networks
Part IV. Images: 8. Digital images representation
9. Image processing
Part V. Limitations of Computing: 10. Mission impossible
11. Mission infeasible
Index.