8- List of Textbooks and References :

 a- Course Notes :

• Obtained online from the course instructor.
• Lecture room equipped with a data show, white board, and internet connections

b- Required Books (Textbooks):

1. Fundamental Concepts of Bioinformatics, Dan E. Krane and Michael L. Raymer, San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings, 2003. ISBN: 0-8053-4633-3.
2. Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the analysis of genes and proteins edited by Andreas D. Baxevanis, B.F. Francis Ouellette, New York: Wiley-Interscience, 2001, second edition. ISBN: 0-471-38391-0.

c- Recommended Books:

1. Introduction to Bioinformatics, Oxford University Press Inc., New York,2002.

d- Periodicals, Web Sites, ..., etc.