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Bio/Recursion

An Exploration in R

Available as PDF+Code Files or on Amazon, Bio/Recursion explores computer science and bioinformatics via examples in the R programming language. Along the way, over 100 color illustrations, 150 code blocks, and dozens of exercises illuminate the text.

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Bio/Recursion introduces topics in programming, computer science, and bioinformatics via examples in the R programming language. While often associated with statistics, Bio/Recursion employs R’s algorithmic capabilities to implement and visualize several fascinating methods, ranging from DNA alignment to drawing fractal trees.

Recursion (self-reference) provides a central theme, with topics spanning searching, sorting, data structures, proofs, fractals, and important bioinformatics algorithms.

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    Shawn T. O'Neil

    Shawn T. O’Neil earned a BS in computer science from Northern Michigan University, and later an MS and PhD in the same subject from the University of Notre Dame. His past and current research focuses on bioinformatics. O’Neil has developed and taught several courses in computational biology at both Notre Dame and Oregon State University, and currently works with the Translational and Integrative Sciences Lab at OSU (tislab.org).

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    1. Programming in R
    2. Recursive Structures
    3. Searching and Sorting
    4. Induction and Stacks
    5. Hash Tables, Memoization, and Dynamic Programming
    6. Alignment
    7. Fast Alignment and Local Alignment
    8. Hidden Markov Models
    9. Recursive Drawing and L-Systems

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