Assignment #1 can be found here: MCB5472_Assignment_1. ALL assignment files need to be emailed to Jonathan before the start of next Wednesday’s class (Jan 29/14) to be eligible for credit. jonathan.klassen@uconn.edu; please remember to add “MCB 5472” to your email title.
The accompanying lecture can be found here: Assignment_1_lecture (pptx) Assignment_1_lecture (pdf)
Specific questions can be posed and discussed in the comments section for this post.
Can someone please explain how to create an output file for parts 3a and 3b for assignment 1. I tried to do what it said in the lecture powerpoint but I couldn’t get it to work. Thanks a lot!
Hi – The screenshots are only needed for parts 1 and 2 of the assignment, and are just to show that you did the exercise. For part 3 (and moving forward) you should send me your scripts and any input and/or output files as a zipped folder. I will be opening and running your scripts to grade them. (BTW that doesn’t mean you have to formally code well, so long as it works and is not too outrageous.)
Hello,
For question 3, I created the files with the perl script using textwrangler and I think these are considered the input file. I am confused as to how and why I need to make output files since I am running these scripts on terminal. Therefore, I am thoroughly confused when it comes to question 3 part c. I am creating two unique with two unique scripts and then I am not quite sure what is to be done. Any kind of help is appreciated!
Hi Sumaira – The goal of question 3c is to turn two files into one. It sounds like you’ve made the two input files OK, now you need to write a script that puts them together in a single output file. So 4 files total need to be submitted for this exercise: (1) input file #1; (2) input file #2; (3) the script itself; (4) the output file you get after running the script using your two input files.