NEUR 6360 - Mathematical Biology

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Description
Crosslisted with MATH 6010 and BIOL 6010. Introduction to the application of continuous and discrete differential equations to biology. Topics include single species/population and infectious disease dynamics, cell regulation, molecular interactions, biological oscillators, pattern formation, tumor growth/angiogenesis, HIV, and the mitotic clock. Mathematical tools such as phase portraits, bifurcation diagrams, perturbation theory, and parameter estimation techniques will be covered.