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Foundations of Algorithms and Computational Techniques in Systems Biology
Art: PSM V09 D115 Pasteur apparatus for germ studies, 1876 · Public domain
- Instructors
- Prof. Bruce Tidor, Prof. Jacob White
- Term
- Spring 2006
- Level
- Graduate
- What's inside
- 1 lecture note · 61 other files · 2 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 20.482J Foundations of Algorithms and Computational Techniques in Systems Biology, Spring 2006, Prof. Bruce Tidor, Prof. Jacob White — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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- A lecture sequence of 26 items is confirmed. Assignment and exam materials exist too, but MIT's own order for them could not be verified, so they're shown as materials below rather than a sequence.
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Lecture Notes
27 files
- Introduction and Protein Modeling Questions Download
- Models of Proteins Download
- Discrete Conformational Search Download
- Binding and Docking Download
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation Download
- Molecular Dynamics and Electrostatics Download
- Continuum Electrostatic Modeling I Download
- Continuum Electrostatic Modeling II Download
- Electrostatic Optimization and Design Download
- Electrostatics Modeling (PDF 1) Download
- Electrostatics Modeling (PDF 2) Download
- Statistical Mechanics Download
- Statistical Mechanics (cont.) Download
- Formulating and Simulating Network Models in Biology Download
- Formulating Models Download
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Stability Download
- Steady-State Problems Download
- Parameter Fitting and Estimation Download
- Parameter Estimation; Robustness, Fragility, Control Download
- 2-D and 3-D Light Microscopy; Image Reconstruction Download
- Deconvolution Download
- Deconvolution II Download
- Blind Deconvolution Download
- Optical Flow Download
- High-Throughput Data and its Analysis Download
- Inference and Statistics Download
- Supplemental Notes Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis for Optimization (Courtesy of Joshua Apgar and Jared Toettcher. Used with permission.) Download
Assignments
32 problem sets
- Problem Set 1 Download
- This resource contains pair-dat file which is a supporting file for problem set 1 (pairdat.zip) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 1 (pairsmall.dat) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 1 (pairtiny.dat) Download
- Problem Set 2 Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 2 (estatic.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 2 (moldyn.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 2 (reflect.m) Download
- Problem Set 3 Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (calcp.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (computeReactionPotential.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (estatic_svd.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (gencolloc.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (readpanel.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (readpanels.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (loadComplx.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (sphere48.qif) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (sphere192.qif) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 3 (sphere768.qif) Download
- Problem Set 4 Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 4 (integrate.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 4 (lambda.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 4 (newton.m) Download
- Problem Set 5 Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 5 (descent.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 5 (lambda2.m) Download
- Problem Set 6 Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 6 (mandrill.bmp) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 6 (circul.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 6 (load_data.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 6 (loadWaveletBasis.m) Download
- This resource is a supporting file for problem set 6 (partial_inv.m) Download
Other materials from this course
Course outline
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 2: Models of Proteins ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 3: Discrete Conformational Search ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 4: Binding and Docking ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 5: Molecular Dynamics Simulation ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 6: Molecular Dynamics and Electrostatics ( PDF )
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Lecture 7: Continuum Electrostatic Modeling I ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 8: Continuum Electrostatic Modeling II ( PDF )
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Lecture 9: Electrostatic Optimization and Design ( PDF )
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Lecture 10: Electrostatics Modeling ( PDF 1 ) ( PDF 2 )
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Lecture 11: Statistical Mechanics ( PDF )
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Lecture 12: Statistical Mechanics (cont.) ( PDF )
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Lecture 13: Formulating and Simulating Network Models in Biology ( PDF )
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Lecture 14: Formulating Models ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 15: Nonlinear Dynamics and Stability ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 16: Steady-State Problems ( PDF )
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Lecture 17: Parameter Fitting and Estimation ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 18: Parameter Estimation; Robustness, Fragility, Control ( PDF )
Lecture Notes · Lecture Notes
Lecture 19: 2-D and 3-D Light Microscopy; Image Reconstruction ( PDF )
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Lecture 20: Deconvolution ( PDF )
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Lecture 21: Deconvolution II ( PDF )
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Lecture 22: Blind Deconvolution ( PDF )
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Lecture 23: Optical Flow ( PDF )
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Lecture 24: High-Throughput Data and its Analysis ( PDF )
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Lecture 25: Inference and Statistics ( PDF )
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Lecture 26: Roundup
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Bruce Tidor, Prof. Jacob White, 20.482J Foundations of Algorithms and Computational Techniques in Systems Biology, Spring 2006.
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