AMATH 422

Computational Modeling of Biological Systems

NSc

Prerequisites

Either MATH 135, MATH 207, or AMATH 351.

Description

Examines fundamental models that arise in biology and their analysis through modern scientific computing. Covers discrete and continuous-time dynamics, in deterministic and stochastic settings, with application from molecular biology to neuroscience to population dynamics; statistical analysis of experimental data; and MATLAB and/or Python programming from scratch.

CEC Data

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