An Invitation to Biomathematics

Essential for all biology and biomathematics courses, this textbook provides a sophisticated and mathematical approach to future life. 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 create a model, model, validation, and model refinement.

The supplementary work, Laboratory Manual of Biomathematics is available separately ISBN 0123740223, or as a set ISBN: 0123740290)

* Provides a complete guide for the development of biological problems
* Includes well-known insights into the life sciences, including modern biomedical research
* Explains how to use mathematical models
* Offers extensive illustrative materials
* Written in clear and easy-to-follow language without assuming a background in math or biology
* A laboratory manual is available for hands-on, computer-assisted projects

1. Processes that Change with Time: Introduction to Dynamical Systems / 3. 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