P082 Computational Chemistry and Biology

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 1999
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Mejzlík, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Karel Pala, CSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Mejzlík, Dr.
Prerequisites
( M004 Linear Algebra II || X003 Algebra 2 )&&( M001 Calculus II || X004 Matematická analýza 2 )
Prerequisites: M001 Calculus II and M004 Linear Algebra and Geometry II.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • The aim of this course is to give an overview of computational methods used in chemical and biological research.
  • NP-hard problems in computational chemistry. Molecular mechanics and dynamics. Global optimization methods. Ab initio and semi-empirical computations.
  • Pedigree analysis, genetic counseling.
  • Algorithms for nucleic acids and protein sequence analysis. Human Genome Mapping Project. Phylogenetic trees of natural evolution.
Literature
  • Calculating the secrets of life :applications of the mathematical sciences in molecular biology. Edited by Eric S. Lander - Michael S. Waterman. Washington: National Academy Press, 1995, xi, 285 s. ISBN 0-309-04886-9. info
  • The protein folding problem and tertiary structure prediction. Edited by Kenneth M. Merz - Scott M. Le Grand. Boston: Birkhäuser, 1994, x, 581 s. ISBN 0-8176-3693-5. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/usr/mejzlik/mirrors/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998.
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