PERL for Exploring DNA or 303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions

Perl for Exploring DNA

Author: Mark D LeBlanc

This book presents Perl programming with a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective for the bioinformatics classroom. The co-authors are a professor of computer science and a professor of biology who collaborate in developing software for DNA sequence analysis. A specialty of the authors is encouraging interdisciplinary undergraduate research. The book has been tested in the classroom as a text for both biology and computer science majors. Benefiting from years of teaching experience in both computer science and biology, the authors use an exceptionally friendly and pedagogically sound introduction to Perl that emphasizes good programming practices throughout. Concepts include a rich introduction to working with strings and files of sequence data, control structures, subroutines, and data structures (e.g., arrays and hash tables). A particularly unique feature of the text is the early and repeated exposure to and use of regular expressions in sequence analysis. All examples in the book are applied to biological sequence analysis (DNA analysis, Protein analysis). The full-length book is appropriate for majors in either computer science or biology and especially relevant for new interdisciplinary courses involving students from multiple disciplines.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Explorations and Indexes     3
Essential First Steps: Installing Perl Plus a Programming Environment     13
Your First Perl Programs with a Focus on String Analysis     17
String Play with Regular Expressions     47
Using Perl to Do Calculations     77
Making Decisions Over and Over Again with Perl's if and while     93
Subroutines     117
Accessing Files of Sequences from Databases     135
Arrays     151
Hash Tables     179
Phrasing Questions by Writing Algorithms     203
Regular Expressions Revisited     217
Understanding Randomness     233
Modules     247
Conclusions     259
How to Isolate DNA from Strawberries     261
Bioinformatics as Part of the Solution     263
Bibliography     265
Index     267

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303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions: Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in 10 Minutes or Less

Author: Chuck Gloman

With the advent of digital video cameras, anyone can shoot and produce a video for very little money -- in fact, hundreds of thousands of people are doing so. When video photographers look for guidance, they don't want to read a big book cover to cover -- they want help on their particular problem immediately.

This compendium of solutions is designed to allow anyone to dig into each problem category and quickly find the necessary guidance. Each solution is 2-5 pages in length, most with at least one photo or diagram illustrating the situation. With the help of this book, even a complete neophyte can take advantage of Chuck Gloman’s 22 years in the video trenches and use hard-earned trade secrets to make their videos look professional.

Chuck Gloman has been an independent producer, videographer, director, and editor with experience in all areas of video--from commercial production (800 to date) to corporate training (450 to date). A resident of York, Pennsylvania, he is a regular contributor to Videography, Mix, Television Broadcast, and Government Video.