Boot Camp

The Bootcamp is an intensive course held at the beginning of the first semester, before the start of the major-specific courses. Its purpose is to refresh and/or bring students up to speed on the fundamentals of mathematics, physics, computer science, and biology.

The course will be tailored to the students enrolled, with the goal of ensuring a more consistent start to the program. Students will be immersed in various role-playing activities in small groups. They will need to solve puzzles using their knowledge of biology, physics/mathematics, chemistry, and programming—much like in an escape game that spans several days.

Ensure that students have mastered the basic concepts in biology, mathematics, physics, and programming before the start of the M1 program, with the goal of standardizing students' knowledge.

A solid understanding of the fundamentals of biochemistry, molecular biology, mathematics, and physics at the bachelor's degree level.

Programming Basics.

Recommended prerequisites: 

Python Programming and Shell Scripts

• Basics of Programming in Python
• Differential equations, Fourier transform, complex numbers;
• Basic probability theory: discrete and continuous distributions;
• Analysis of variance and correlation, linear model;
• Principal component analysis;
• Summary of Mechanics (Newton's laws, springs, oscillatory systems, etc.)
• Fundamentals of Optics;
• A Review of Biological Concepts: From Molecules to Cells.