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INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS

BMI/COMPSCI 576
Course Description

Algorithms for computational problems in molecular biology. Studies algorithms for problems such as: genome sequencing and mapping, pairwise and multiple sequence alignment, modeling sequence classes and features, phylogenetic tree construction, and gene-expression data analysis.

Prerequisites

(COMPSCI 320 or COMPSCI 400 ) and MATH 222 , graduate/professional standing, or declared in the Capstone Certificate in Computer Sciences for Professionals

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.27

3.08% from Historical

Completion Rate
95.71%

3.73% from Historical

A Rate
32.86%

-19.77% from Historical

Class Size
70

35.16% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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