AMATH 522 A: Computational Modeling of Biological Systems

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. Prerequisite: either a course in differential equations or permission of instructor. Offered: A.