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MATH 118/119
Mathematical Biology
Harvey Mudd College
Spring 2008
T-TH 1:15-2:30 PM
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Instructors: Steve Adolph
and Jon Jacobsen
Office hours: By appointment.
Class location: Beckman B134
Prerequisites: Math 64, Bio 52, or permission of instructors
Homework
- HW #1: worksheet on scaling (due Tuesday, 1/29/08)
- HW #2: pg. 34: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4; pg. 37 2.6; pg. 42 2.9; pg. 46: 2.10, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 (due Thursday, 2/14/08)
- Note: Some of these HW problems require you to write a script to do the calculations. You can use any language or software program you like (e.g., Matlab). A sample Mathematica notebook is included below. All 5C students are eligible to have a personal copy of Mathematica on their own computer.
Mathematica Notebooks
Note: The extenstion of these files is .nb My mac puts an extra .txt at the end, so when I download I need to rename the file to have the .nb extension.
Textbook
Dynamic Models in Biology by Stephen Ellner and John Guckenheimer
Course description
Awesome mathematical biology topics such as: Scaling, Matrix models and structured population dynamics, Metapopulation Models, Cellular Dynamics and Gene Expression, Epidemeology, Spatial Patterns in Biology, and
Agent Based Models for Complex Systems.
Readings
Grading
Course grades will be based on class participation, homework and in-class activities, and your final project (paper and presentation).