MATH 310
Mathematical Biology Spring 2018
Division III Quantitative/Formal Reasoning
Cross-listed BIOL 210
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This course will provide an introduction to the many ways in which mathematics can be used to understand, analyze, and predict biological dynamics. We will learn how to construct mathematical models that capture essential properties of biological processes while maintaining analytic tractability. Analytic techniques, such as stability and bifurcation analysis, will be introduced in the context of both continuous and discrete time models. Additionally, students will couple these analytic tools with numerical simulation to gain a more global picture of the biological dynamics. Possible biological applications include, but are not limited to, single and multi-species population dynamics, neural and biological oscillators, tumor cell growth, and infectious disease dynamics. In addition to lecture and discussion sessions, there will be computer labs and a final project.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 30
Expected: 20
Class#: 3678
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: homework, exams, final project
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites: MATH 209 (or related), MATH 250, or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences: students who have not taken a modeling course as well as students interested in pursuing mathematical biology
Distributions: Division III Quantitative/Formal Reasoning
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
BIOL 210 Division III MATH 310 Division III

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