Hands On Training

Quantitative Methods for Biology

Harvard University

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Course Features

Duration

10 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

5 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Are you a biologist, health worker, or medical student who needs to learn how to program? Are you a programmer who wants a better understanding of the medical field? Are you looking for an introduction to MATLAB?

For beginners, Quantitative Methods for Biology takes a unique approach, giving you an inside glimpse of a course and its learners. You'll study alongside students who are also learning to code.

For expert programmers, this course has a will help you learn the MATLAB you need without getting slowed down by introductory concepts that you already know. Whether you're already comfortable with Python, Javascript, r, or some other language, we'll help you translate that knowledge to MATLAB.

All learners will be able to access MATLAB Online, which they can use during the run of the course, free of charge.

In this new run of the course, assignments have been simplified and streamlined to ensure greater browser compatibility.

Course Overview

International Faculty

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Skills You Will Gain

Prerequisites/Requirements

Introductory algebra

What You Will Learn

Basic biological and medical applications

How to troubleshoot your code

The basics of MATLAB

Course Content

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Module 1: Introduction to MATLAB

Module 2: Arrays

Module 3: Images

Module 4: Loops

Course Instructors

Michael Springer

Associate Professor of Systems Biology at Harvard University

Dr. Michael Springer is a professor at Harvard Medical School. His lab studies how evolution shapes and constrains the way in which organisms respond to their environment. They analyze cellular respo...