[QSB-grads] Fwd: Intro to Scientific Computing-CHEM 260 advertisement

[Miriam Barlow]

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From: Shahar Sukenik <ssukenik at ucmerced.edu>
Date: Mon, May 27, 2019 at 1:55 PM
Subject: CHEM 260 ad
To: Miriam Barlow <miriam.barlow at gmail.com>


Hi Miriam,



I’ll be giving an intro to computational methods next fall semester, with a
focus on biological systems. I think many QSB grad students could benefit
from attending! The course has no pre-requisites, and will teach students
how to use the linux environment, bash, and python. The second part of the
course focuses on curve fitting and computational modelling. Would you be
able to send out a short email to the QSB grad group to let the students
know about the course?



Thanks!



Shahar.



Here is the text for the message:



*CHEM 260 – Introduction to Scientific Computing*

Programming is an essential skill for both academic and industry research.
This course teaches the basic tools and principles of scientific computing,
and *requires no prior knowledge in programming*. The first part of the
course will cover the Linux operating system, shell scripting, and
scientific programming using python. Students will learn how to use these
tools to parse, analyze, fit, and plot data. The second part of the course
will focus on optimization and numerical methods to fit and model
experimental data. The course will involve interactive lecture/lab sessions
in which new concepts will be learned and immediately applied.  All
software used in the course is open-source so the tools taught will be
freely available for students to use, but *students must have their own
laptops to participate*.

Classes are given twice weekly, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00-10:15
AM.

Please contact Prof. Shahar Sukenik with any questions at
ssukenik at ucmerced.edu





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Shahar Sukenik
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry & Chemical Biology Program
University of California, Merced
5200 N. Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343
Ph: 217-550-2917
http://sukeniklab.com




-- 
Miriam Barlow
Founding Faculty and Professor
Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology
University of California, Merced

209.228.4174
miriam.barlow at gmail.com
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