Peter Clote, Dept of Computer Science and Dept of Biology, Boston College, USA and Rolf Backofen, both of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Providing the background mathematics required to understand why certain algorithms work, this introductory text guides the
reader through probability theory, entropy and combinatorial optimization.
Presents in depth coverage of molecular biology and protein structure prediction
Includes several less familiar algorithms such as DNA segmentation, quartet puzzling and DNA strand separation prediction.
Includes numerous excercises useful for self-study
Provides source code of programs in C and C++ on an accompanying Website
Wiley Series in Mathematical and Computational Biology