Introducing Mathematical Biology

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Best, Alex, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Textbooks.

Mathematics.

Science--Textbooks.

Science.

Biology--Textbooks.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

School of Mathematics and Statistics, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England The University of Sheffield Pressbooks Network [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Mathematical modelling plays an increasingly important role in almost any area of life sciences, and this interactive textbook focuses on the areas of population ecology, infectious diseases, immunology and cell dynamics, gene networks and pharmacokinetics. It is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning about how to model biological systems, including undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics students who have not studied mathematical biology before, life-sciences students with an interest in modelling, and post-16 mathematics students interested in university-level material. Some mathematical knowledge is assumed, and the mathematical models used are all in the form of ordinary differential equations.

Contents:

Introduction

I. Population ecology

II. Infectious disease

III. Immune and cell dynamics

IV. Gene networks

V. Pharmacokinetics

VI. Background reviews

Final thoughts and acknowledgements

References

Notes:

Description based on print resource