hi sudhindra,<br><br>I have taught master's level students in advanced bioinformatics. I found the book by Dan Gusfield an immensely useful introduction.<br>It is known as "Strings Sequences and Algorithms" - good one. But as you progress into the course, it is usually research papers that come in handy.
<br>We should remember that the field as such is still in its infancy when compared to others like cell or molecular biology and usually referencing from papers become necessary.<br>and I go with Bruno's view that in a heterogeneous group, mix the group to use each of the different skill sets available.
<br><br>Hope this answers at least a part of what you needed answers for!<br><br>cheers,<br>k<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/9/06, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:Sudhindra.Gadagkar@notes.udayton.edu">
Sudhindra.Gadagkar@notes.udayton.edu</a></b> <<a href="mailto:Sudhindra.Gadagkar@notes.udayton.edu">Sudhindra.Gadagkar@notes.udayton.edu</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Hello all,</font>
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<br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">First, thanks to Jeff for this group.
Very timely, for me at least. I am a biologist and am teaching an
intro bioinformatics course this fall. The students will be a mix
of biology, premed and Computer Science students. I have a number
of textbooks with me but am really not happy with any of them, and so am
planning on just giving handouts. I would like to hear of experiences
of people who have used any particular book, and also of those who have
not used any one in particular. Also (this concept is still evolving),
to deal with heterogeneity in the backgrounds of my students, I am thinking
of separate projects that will exploit their respective training and keep
them interested. Any suggestions for project topics and/or alternative
ways of dealing with the heterogeneity? These would be upper-class
students (typically seniors). It is a dual-listed course, and so
I have grad students as well!</font>
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<br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Actually, I hope this email will start
a thread of fruitful discussion. Views of students are also most
welcome!</font>
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<br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Sudhindra Gadagkar</font>
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