An Invitation to Biomathematics

Raina Robeva (Author), James R. Kirkwood (Author), Robin Lee Davies (Author), Leon Farhy (Author), Boris Kovatchev (Author), Martin Straume (Author), Michael L. Johnson (Author)

9780120887712, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 4 October 2007

480 pages, Approx. 220 illustrations
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.9 cm, 1.26 kg

“I was impressed with the excellent job done by the authors…particularly, how the biology is explained first and then the math necessary to solve the problem is developed.? --Phil Ryan, Truman State University

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.

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

Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA], Biology, life sciences [PS], Applied mathematics [PBW], Medical bioinformatics [MBF]