CS 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: 3.41
Grade distribution records: 572 students across 16 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 73 | 12.8% |
| A | 162 | 28.3% |
| A- | 92 | 16.1% |
| B+ | 68 | 11.9% |
| B | 103 | 18.0% |
| B- | 26 | 4.5% |
| C+ | 13 | 2.3% |
| C | 13 | 2.3% |
| C- | 2 | 0.3% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.2% |
| D | 5 | 0.9% |
| F | 14 | 2.4% |
Based on 572 student grade records across 16 terms and 6 professors.
Instructors
- Leonard P Wesley 249 students, Average GPA 3.41
- Mei-Chong Wendy Lee 142 students, Average GPA 3.25
- Philip Heller 94 students, Average GPA 3.50
- Zachary Philip Tom 34 students, Average GPA 3.56
- James Casaletto 28 students, Average GPA 3.62
- Jessica Vy Thuy Huynh-Westfall 25 students, Average GPA 3.48