Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences (Universitext)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: July 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9783540253051
Subjects: Research methods: general; Research; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Applied; Number Theory; Dynamical systems; Mathematics / Applied; ecology; mathematical biology; statistical methods; stochastic processes; Biology; Biomathematics; Biometry; Mathematical models
First sentence: Proposing a wide range of mathematical models that are currently used in life sciences may be regarded as a challenge, and that is precisely the challenge that we are going to take up.
Description: Proposing a wide range of mathematical models that are currently used in life sciences may be regarded as a challenge, and that is precisely the challenge that this book takes up. Of course this panoramic study does not claim to offer a detailed and exhaustive view of the many interactions between mathematical models and life sciences. This textbook provides a general overview of realistic mathematical models in life sciences, considering both deterministic and stochastic models and covering dynamical systems, game theory, stochastic processes and statistical methods. Each mathematical model is explained and illustrated individually with an appropriate biological example. Finally three appendices on ordinary differential equations, evolution equations, and probability are added to make it possible to read this book independently of other literature.