This is a really good book for beginners. It covers setting up a Linux workstation and the installation and use of many of the best, and least expensive, bioinformatics programs. It teaches how to use bioinformatics programs, not how to program. It'
This book is designed for intermediate to advanced bioinformatics students who have taken a couple of introductory courses, along with the prerequisite biochemistry and computer science introductions. I have included problem sets with each chapter wi