CAP 5937 - Algorithms on Strings and Sequences

Spring 2007
MW 4:30pm to 5:45pm ENG 224 Main Campus(Orlando)
Key Code (Class Number):

Prof. Amar Mukherjee
Office 304 ENGIII
Office and/or email hours: MW 3:30 to 4:30pm Tu 3-5:00pm Email Address: amar@cs.ucf.edu
Telephone: 407-823-2763

Academic Calendar

Methods of Evaluation (Subject to Change)
Homework Assignments 25%; Midterm(s): 20%; Term project: 20%; Final:35%
Grading: >95% is A; 90-95% A-; >85% B+, 82-85% B,80-81% B-
C and D grades are broken down similarly like B in the 70's and 60's percentages. Any score below 60% is F.

Final Exam Schedule: April 26, 2007 4:00pm to 6:50pm

Background:

Pre-requisite:

Course Outline

Recommended Reference Text:

1. D. Gusfield, Algorithms on Strings, Trees and Sequences: Computer Sci- ence and Computational Biology, Cambridge University Press (1997)

Assignments: Homework assignments,reading assignments, a term project, midterm and final examinations.

Webpage:

Bioinformatics Reserach Publications: We also give a link here to recent research publications on Bioinformatics generated at our reserach laboratory at the School of Computer Science at UCF.