MCB 585: Multidisciplinary/Quantitative Approaches to Solving Biological Problems: Setup

To participate in both in-class exercises and homework, you will need access to a computer with the current versions of the following installed:

1. the R software itself, and
2. RStudio Desktop.

You also need to download some files to follow this lesson:

1. Make a new folder in your Desktop called MCB585.
2. Download MCB585-sample-data.zip and move the file to this folder.
3. If it’s not unzipped yet, double-click on it to unzip it. You should end up with a new folder called data.
4. You can access this folder through your systems file explorer, or by using command-prompt navigation with:

Unix shell:

$ ls
$ cd Desktop/MCB585/data

Windows Command Prompt:

> dir
> cd C:\Users\<user>\OneDrive\Desktop\MCB585\data

MacOS

$ cd /Users/<username>/Desktop