BIOL 123A: Bioinformatics I
San Jose State University
Introduction to algorithms, tools, and databases of Bioinformatics. Biological foundations: central dogma; sequence databases; pairwise alignment algorithms and tools; Blast; phylogenetics. Possible additional topics: protein structure, multiple sequence alignment, next-gen sequencing, epigenetics, CRISPR. Project applying these approaches to real-world problems. Prerequisite(s): CS 46B or BIOL 31, or instructor consent; Allowed Majors: Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Biology, Chemistry or MS Bioinformatics.
Average GPA: 3.38
Grade distribution records: 522 students across 16 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 50 | 9.6% |
| A | 126 | 24.1% |
| A- | 79 | 15.1% |
| B+ | 105 | 20.1% |
| B | 86 | 16.5% |
| B- | 27 | 5.2% |
| C+ | 21 | 4.0% |
| C | 15 | 2.9% |
| C- | 5 | 1.0% |
| D+ | 2 | 0.4% |
| D | 2 | 0.4% |
| F | 4 | 0.8% |
Based on 522 student grade records across 16 terms and 5 professors.
Instructors
- Leonard P Wesley 307 students, Average GPA 3.44
- Mei-Chong Wendy Lee 94 students, Average GPA 3.35
- Philip Heller 72 students, Average GPA 3.17
- Zachary Philip Tom 36 students, Average GPA 3.47
- James Casaletto 13 students, Average GPA 3.28