Mathematical Biology - Engr 8980, Math 4900/6900
Instructor: Caner Kazanci. Best way to reach me is e-mail: caner@uga.eduOffices: 440 Boyd Graduate Studies and 410 Driftmier Engineering Center, (706) 542 0863.
caner@uga.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-3pm, or anytime by appointment.
Text Book: Essential Mathematical Biology, Nicholas F. Britton. Other books of interest:
- Handbook of Stochastic Methods, C. W. Gardner
- Computational Cell Biology, C. Fall, E Marland, J. Wagner, J. Tyson
- Systems Biology in Practice, E. Klipp, R. Herwig, A. Kowald, C. Wierling
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos, Steven. H. Strogatz
- Mathematical Biology I, J. D. Murray
Topics: Population dynamics, sensitivity analysis, phase-plane analysis, biochemical kinetics, metabolic pathways, approximate kinetics, bifurcation analysis, stochastic simulation methods, Langevin equation, chemical master equation, biochemical networks, Neuroscience, Gene Regulation, Genetic Networks and Systems Biology.
Objective: The course will provide students with the mathematical and computational tools necessary to understand, model, analyse and modify a variety of biological and ecological systems and their dynamics.
Prerequisites: It is highly recommended that students have taken a prior differential equations course, as well as a matrix algebra course. We will use Matlab and XPP for simulation and analysis, however no prior knowledge or experience is necessary.
Grading: Assignments: 30%; Final group presentation: 40%
This course is being taught again in Spring 2008. Please refer to the website of the new course for further information, announcements, lectures, handouts and homework assignments.
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