Assignments
General notes regarding assignments
- Each student is allowed 2 late days; further delays will be penalized (-10% per day).
- The homework assignments will be based on many resources available on the web. It is very important that web pages, servers, research papers, textbooks, etc. used for homework assignments and the final project are cited properly in a reference section. I will not tolerate plagiarism of any kind.
- Assignments are given in DOC or PDF format. In return, you have the choice of format to hand out your documents:
- Paper copy is fine; you can give it to me at the end of the lecture, or in my homework box, as soon as I figure out where it is!
- A web page containing all the results (preferred). Many Word processing programs can generate html files. If you want to program HTML yourself, there are many HTML primers on the Web. Have a look at: BareBones Guide to HTML
- Send me the URL where I can view the page, or send me an archive with the html file and all attached images...
- A Word file or a PDF file is fine. Send them to me by e-mail
Assignment 1 (serves as midterm)
The document provided below describes three possible options for this assignment:
- Option 1 (requires programming): Write a gene finder program
- Option 2 (requires programming): Write a program that can detect knots in proteins
- Option 3 (does not require programming): Database search, analysis of sequences
You choose the option you prefer. Note that you are supposed to work alone on option 1 or option 3; option 2 however is a much larger project, and you can work as a team on it (maximum 3 persons).
In addition to the document describing the three options (both as Word file and PDF file), I provide a support paper for option 3 (Taylor_knot.pdf ) as well as a Perl primer for those who would like to choose option 1 or 2, but have limited knowledge in programming. The Primer covers all the basics of Perl, contains many examples, as well as small exercises to test your understanding of Perl: highly recommended, especially if you choose option 1.
Download Files
To download the file, choose your format
- Due date 2008/11/24
- Taylor_knot.pdf
- PerlPrimer.pdf
- Assignment1.doc
- Assignment1.pdf