This course focuses on the fundamental concepts, ideas, and related biological applications of existing mathematical tools, rather than on a rigorous analysis of the underlying mathematical theory. We do not attempt systematic presentation of mathematical material, although there are important threads that run through several biological and medical course topics. Instead, by using specialized software (DERIVE, MATLAB, MINITAB, and custom developed research software) and avoiding most of the tedious mathematical details, our goal is to enable students to experience the "usefulness" of complex mathematical techniques as applied to a wide variety of biological problems.

Course prerequisites: two semesters of calculus ( Math 123, Math 124 or higher), two semesters of biology ( Biol 111, Biol 112, or higher), one semester of statistics ( Math 205 or higher).

Catalogue Description:
This course focuses on developing quantification skills for biomathematics-using mathematical models to help understand phenomena in biology and related sciences through analysis and interpretation of experimental data. Skills emphasized include examination of unfamiliar problems, analysis to determine the type of data required, selection of appropriate mathematical tools for application to data sets, and evaluating the adequacy of the results.

Instructors from SBC: Raina Robeva Robin Davies James Kirkwood
Instructors from UVa: Michael Johnson Boris Kovatchev

The links below contain specific course information including course syllabi, course schedules, and invited lecture titles and speakers . The course will be offered again in Fall 2007.