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An Invitation to Biomathematics,

Edition 1

By Raina Robeva, James R. Kirkwood, Robin Lee Davies, Leon Farhy, Boris Kovatchev, Martin Straume and Michael L. Johnson

Publication Date: 28 Aug 2007

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Essential for all biology and biomathematics courses, this textbook provides students with a fresh perspective of quantitative techniques in biology in a field where virtually any advance in the life sciences requires a sophisticated mathematical approach. An Invitation to Biomathematics, expertly written by a team of experienced educators, offers students a solid understanding of solving biological problems with mathematical applications. This text succeeds in enabling students to truly experience advancements made in biology through mathematical models by containing computer-based hands-on laboratory projects with emphasis on model development, model validation, and model refinement.

The supplementary work, Laboratory Manual of Biomathematics is available separately ISBN 0123740223, or as a set ISBN: 0123740290)

Key Features

Provides a complete guide for development of quantification skills crucial for applying mathematical methods to biological problems
Includes well-known examples from across disciplines in the life sciences including modern biomedical research
Explains how to use data sets or dynamical processes to build mathematical models
Offers extensive illustrative materials
Written in clear and easy-to-follow language without assuming a background in math or biology
A laboratory manual is available for hands-on, computer-assisted projects based on material covered in the text

About the author

By Raina Robeva, Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Sweet Briar College, VA, USA; James R. Kirkwood, Sweet Briar College, Virginia, U.S.A.; Robin Lee Davies, Sweet Briar College, Virginia, U.S.A.; Leon Farhy; Boris Kovatchev, Center for Diabetes Technology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia, USA; Martin Straume, University of Virginia, Center for Biomathematical Technology, U.S.A. and Michael L. Johnson, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, USA

Table of Contents

1. Processes that Change with Time: Introduction to Dynamical Systems / 2. Complex Dynamics Emerging from Interacting Dynamical Systems / 3. Mathematics in Genetics / 4. Quantitative Genetics and Statistics / 5. Risk Analysis of Blood Glucose Data / 6. Predicting Septicemia in Neonates / 7. Cooperative Binding: How Your Blood Transports Oxygen / 8. Ligand Binding, Data Fitting, and Least-Squares Estimates of Model Parameters / 9. Endocrinology and Hormone Pulsatility / 10. Endocrine Network Modeling: Feedback Loops and Hormone Oscillations / 11. Detecting Rhythms in Confounded Data / 12. Using Microarrays to Study Gene Expression Patterns

Book details

ISBN: 9780120887712

Page Count: 480

Retail Price : £46.99

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Audience

courses in mathematical biology, as well as in general mathematics and biology courses that cover the application of math and statistics to biological problems. The reader is not expected to have any extensive background in either math or biology.

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