Mathematical Models in the Biosciences I: Calculus Techniques

Undergraduate

Techniques and applications of integration, approximation of functions by polynomials, modeling by differential equations. Introduction to topics in mathematical modeling that are applicable to biological systems. Discrete and continuous models of population, neural, and cardiac dynamics. Stability of fixed points and limit cycles of differential equations. Prerequisite: MATH 1120 , or placement into MATH 1150 / MATH 1160 on the Mathematics placement exam. May not be taken after MATH 1150 , MATH 1200 , or MATH 1210 . QR TTh 9am-10:15am