Perl Programming for Biologists

Geared towards introducing biologists to programming, this text introduces basic elements of computer science and software engineering in an abbreviated format, leading into an introduction of the particulars of the Perl programming language. Each chapter opens with a set of learning objectives, concludes with a bulleted summary of key points, and provides numerous review questions and self-study exercises. This introductory text incorporates numerous real examples throughout to illustrate how Perl is used to solve biological problems.