An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms

Neil C. Jones, Pavel A. Pevzner

435 pages, parution le 04/11/2004

Ajouter à une liste

Indisponible

Résumé

This introductory text offers a clear exposition of the algorithmic principles driving advances in bioinformatics. Accessible to students in both biology and computer science, it strikes a unique balance between rigorous mathematics and practical techniques, emphasizing the ideas underlying algorithms rather than offering a collection of apparently unrelated problems.

The book introduces biological and algorithmic ideas together, linking issues in computer science to biology and thus capturing the interest of students in both subjects. It demonstrates that relatively few design techniques can be used to solve a large number of practical problems in biology, and presents this material intuitively.

An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms is one of the first books on bioinformatics that can be used by students at an undergraduate level. It includes a dual table of contents, organized by algorithmic idea and biological idea; discussions of biologically relevant problems, including a detailed problem formulation and one or more solutions for each; and brief biographical sketches of leading figures in the field. These interesting vignettes offer students a glimpse of the inspirations and motivations for real work in bioinformatics, making the concepts presented in the text more concrete and the techniques more approachable.

PowerPoint presentations, practical bioinformatics problems, sample code, diagrams, demonstrations, and other materials can be found at http://www.bioalgorithms.info/.

L'auteur - Neil C. Jones

Neil C. Jones is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, San Diego.

L'auteur - Pavel A. Pevzner

Pavel A. Pevzner est professeur au Département de Mathématiques, d'Informatique et de Biologie à l'Université de Californie du Sud. À la croisée des mathématiques, de l'informatique et de la biologie, cet ouvrage montre la fécondité d'une approche interdisciplinaire.

Sommaire

Introduction
Algorithms and Complexity
Molecular Biology Primer
Exhaustive Search
Greedy Algorithms
Dynamic Programming Algorithms
Divide-and-Conquer Algorithms
Graph Algorithms
Combinatorial Pattern Matching
Clustering and Trees
Hidden Markov Models
Randomized Algorithms

Voir tout

Replier

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	The MIT Press
Auteur(s)	Neil C. Jones, Pavel A. Pevzner
Parution	04/11/2004
Nb. de pages	435
Format	18 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	880g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780262101066
ISBN13	978-0-262-10106-6