Computational Methods for Biological Modeling and Simulation

9 units · Undergraduate

Fall: 9 units This course covers a variety of computational methods important for modeling and simulation of biological systems. It is intended for graduates and advanced undergraduates with either biological or computational backgrounds who are interested in developing computer models and simulations of biological systems. The course will emphasize practical algorithms and algorithm design methods drawn from various disciplines of computer science and applied mathematics that are useful in biological applications. The general topics covered will be models for optimization problems, simulation and sampling, and parameter tuning. Course work will include problem sets with significant programming components and independent or group final projects. Prerequisites: ( 36-219 or 36-235 or 36-218 or 21-325 or 36-225 or 15-259 ) and ( 21-241 or 21-242 or 21-240 ) and ( 15-112 or 15-110 or 02-120 ) and 21-122