FI:P082 Computational Chemistry and Bi - Course Information

P082 Computational Chemistry and Biology

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Petr Mejzlík, Dr. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Contact Person: RNDr. Petr Mejzlík, Dr.

Prerequisites

( M004 Linear Algebra II || X003 Algebra 2 )&&( M001 Calculus II || X004 Matematická analýza 2 )
Prerequisites: mathematical analysis M001 Calculus II and linear algebra 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

• Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, M-SS)
• Information Technology (programme FI, B-IN)

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.

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/

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 1998, recent)
  
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