Books

The official companion of Finding Hidden Messages in DNA, the popular first course in Coursera's Bioinformatics sequence. Learn how biologists have begun to decipher the strange and wonderful language of DNA without needing to put on a lab coat. This book contains the first two chapters from Volume 1 of Bioinformatics Algorithms: An Active Learning Approach.

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Take your first step into the world of computer programming. This book assumes that you don't know anything about writing code, and teaches you the fundamental concepts that programmers use every day. You will need some basic computer skills – like downloading, opening, and saving files – but everything else will be explained here, step by step, starting from the very beginning.

This book teaches the fundamental concepts and tools behind reporting modern data analyses in a reproducible manner. As data analyses become increasingly complex, the need for clear and reproducible report writing is greater than ever. The material for this book was developed as part of the industry-leading Johns Hopkins Data Science Specialization. Printed versions are available through Lulu (see link below).

(Μια βελτιωμένη έκδοση αυτού του βιβλίου διατίθεται σε έντυπη μορφή από τις εκδόσεις Γρηγόρη). Η θεωρία πολυπλοκότητας είναι ένα σχετικά νέο και συνεχώς αναπτυσσόμενο, διεπιστημονικό πεδίο έρευνας. Στο παρόν βιβλίο αναδεικνύονται οι εφαρμογές της πολυπλοκότητας στη εκπαίδευση, στη ψυχολογία και στις κοινωνικές επιστήμες.

Windows 10 Field Guide is a full-length e-book about the latest version of Microsoft Windows, aimed at those users who will upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, or acquire Windows 10 with a new PC.

The explicit aim in this course is to enable you to decipher short Latin phrases, such as the Latin names, abbreviations, and nomenclature in biology, astronomy, medicine, law, and scholarly work. You need nothing else than these lessons, and a little enthusiasm, to learn serious Latin.

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A quick guide for the essential quality assurance procedure for B-mode ultrasound in clinical and research environments.

Data is messy and cleaning it can be time-consuming and costly – but it doesn’t have to be this way. If you're organised and follow a few simple rules your data cleaning processes can be simple, fast and effective.Practical Data Cleaning explains the 19 most important tips about data cleaning to get your data analysis-ready in double quick time.

Tired of making apps that no one wants? Do you know how to program and want a no nonsense guide to creating a good user interface? This book shows you how to create fantastic user interaction using the latest techniques and methods.

This book teaches you to use R to effectively visualize and explore complex datasets. Exploratory data analysis is a key part of the data science process because it allows you to sharpen your question and refine your modeling strategies. This book is based on the industry-leading Johns Hopkins Data Science Specialization.

This book presents a breadth-first introduction to computing. It introduces the reader to the fields of computing and computation that may lead to further studies in computer science, information systems, or as a standalone introduction to the subject. The necessary mathematics, problem solving strategies, algorithm development, and introductory C++ programming are integrated into various computer topics throughout the book.