Dear all
Math 405 / EEB 461-section 8: Models in Biology
Instructor: Dr. Paul Armsworth ([log in to unmask])
Schedule: M-W-F 11.15-12.05 in Jesse Harris Building, Room 104
This three credit hour course will provide students with an introduction
to the use of mathematical models in biology. On completion of the
course, students will be able to formulate and analyze models to address
biological questions and to discuss critically model assumptions and
analyses, including applications of modeling to their own interest area
in biology. The course is designed to provide an entry-point for
students from different disciplinary backgrounds to models in biology
and assumes limited previous experience of mathematics (Math 142 or 148
or 152). Course activities will include lectures, independent study and
project-work. Teaching on the course will be example driven and will
encompass a wide range of biological topic areas including questions
drawn from fisheries management, conservation biology, epidemiology,
electrophysiology and molecular genetics. The course will introduce
students to a range of analytical techniques including applications of
matrix algebra, difference and differential equations and stochastic
processes.
Class will meet on M-W-F from 11.15 to 12.05 in Jesse Harris Building
Room 104 starting this week on Wednesday 13th January. (For a campus
map, see http://www.utk.edu/cgi-bin/campus-map/campus-map.pl - Jesse
Harris building is on the north side of Cumberland Avenue, directly
opposite the Hill and next door to the multi-story car park). The Course
Syllabus is available from [log in to unmask]
We already have students with diverse disciplinary backgrounds enroled
in the course. If you are thinking about enroling but are not sure,
please either come along on Wednesday to see what the course is all
about or contact Dr. Armsworth by email. Previously, some students had a
problem registering for the course because pre-registration filled the
capacity of our original room assignment. However, we have been
allocated a larger teaching space and the enrolment cap has now been
raised accordingly.
Regards
Paul Armsworth
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