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Quantitative Methods for Biology

Course Length

10 weeks

3-5 hours a week

Featuring faculty from:

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Certificate Price:

$ 219

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Enroll as Individual

Certificate Price:

$ 219

Enroll on edX

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB.

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.

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Faculty

Your Instructor

Michael Springer

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 responses in several related yeast species, using a combination of in vivo fluorescence, synthetic and genetic approaches, and numerical and analytical modeling. Michael enjoys hiking, backpacking, and spending time with his family.

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Ways to take this course

Audit or Pursue a Verified Certificate

A Verified Certificate costs $219 and provides unlimited access to full course materials, activities, tests, and forums. At the end of the course, learners who earn a passing grade can receive a certificate.

⁠Alternatively, learners can Audit the course for free and have access to select course material, activities, tests, and forums. Please note that this track does not offer a certificate for learners who earn a passing grade.

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