Undergraduate Course: Mathematical Biology (MATH10013)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Mathematics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours) |
| Course website |
https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Course for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics.
Continuous population models for a single species; delay-differential equations; biological waves in single-species models; biological oscillators and switches; the Hodgkin-Huxley model; dynamics of HIV. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 09:00 - 09:50, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB, room 6301 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 16 sides. No YAF | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Finding the equilibria of a single-population model and their stability
2. Analysis of equilibria and stability of a delay-differential equation
3. Ability to analyse nonlinear PDE for travelling wave solution
4. Analysis and stability of equilibria of planar nonlinear system
5. Application of the Poincare-Bendixson theorem
6. Analysis and stability of equilibria of nonlinear systems in more than two variables.
7. Familiarity with biological applications as stated in the syllabus
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Assessment Information
Examination only.
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
MBi |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
Email: T.Mackay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Alison.Fairgrieve@ed.ac.uk |
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