chapter 1 Introduction -- part I The Fundamentals -- chapter 2 Basic Algorithmics -- chapter 3 Basic Statistics -- chapter 4 What Are Patterns? -- part II Patterns on Linear Strings -- chapter 5 Modeling the Stream of Life -- chapter 6 String Pattern Specifications -- chapter 7 Algorithms & Pattern Statistics -- chapter 8 Motif Learning -- chapter 9 The Subtle Motif -- part III Patterns on Meta-Data -- chapter 10 Permutation Patterns -- chapter 11 Permutation Pattern Probabilities -- chapter 12 Topological Motifs -- chapter 13 Set-Theoretic Algorithmic Tools -- chapter 14 Expression & Partial Order Motifs.