Modeling Biological Systems

Principles and Applications

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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This book is intended as a text for a first course on creating and analyzing computer simulation models of biological systems. I have stressed the relationship between the models and the biology over mathematical analysis in order to give the reader a sense that mathematical models really are useful to biologists.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-10-16
Mått155 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt744 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor473
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781461368472

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I Principles.- 1 Models of Systems.- 2 The Modeling Process.- 3 Qualitative Model Formulation.- 4 Quantitative Model Formulation.- 5 Simulation Paradigms.- 6 Numerical Techniques.- 7 Parameter Estimation.- 8 Model Validation.- 9 Model Analysis.- 10 Stochastic Models.- II Applications.- 11 Photosynthesis and Plant Growth.- 12 Hormonal Control in Mammals.- 13 Populations and Individuals.- 14 Chemostats.- 15 Spatial Patterns and Processes.- 16 Scaling Models.- 17 Chaos in Biology.- 18 Cellular Automata and Recursive Growth.- 19 Evolutionary Computation.- 20 Complex Adaptive Systems.- References.

Throughout the book, the author aims to teach the concepts of mathematical modelling by example, allowing a full understanding of how and why mathematics is so important in biology. This is a superb introduction and complements the more technical literature... - The Biologist; Covers a broad area with wit and enthusiasm, tempered with an appropriate degree of caution...a valuable introduction...a balanced selection of references makes this a handy source text for those seeking to learn more. - Journal of Animal Ecology; The book will be useful for those readers who want to get a survey of the use of various types of models in biology. - Eur. Jnl. of Entomology, 1997; This is an excellent book for the student who wants a mathematical model but does not know how to construct one - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.