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Auteur(s) : Bodine, Erin N.
Lenhart, Suzanne (1954-....)
Gross, Louis Joseph (1952-....)
Titre(s) : Mathematics for the life sciences [Texte imprimé] / Erin N. Bodine, Suzanne Lenhart, Louis J. Gross
Publication : Princeton (N.J.) : Princeton university press, cop. 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XX-608 p.) : ill. ; 27 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
"The life sciences deal with a vast array of problems at different spatial, temporal,
and organizational scales. The mathematics necessary to describe, model, and analyze
these problems is similarly diverse, incorporating quantitative techniques that are
rarely taught in standard undergraduate courses. This textbook provides an accessible
introduction to these critical mathematical concepts, linking them to biological observation
and theory while also presenting the computational tools needed to address problems
not readily investigated using mathematics alone. Proven in the classroom and requiring
only a background in high school math, Mathematics for the Life Sciences doesn't just
focus on calculus as do most other textbooks on the subject. It covers deterministic
methods and those that incorporate uncertainty, problems in discrete and continuous
time, probability, graphing and data analysis, matrix modeling, difference equations,
differential equations, and much more. The book uses MATLAB throughout, explaining
how to use it, write code, and connect models to data in examples chosen from across
the life sciences. Provides undergraduate life science students with a succinct overview
of major mathematical concepts that are essential for modern biology, Covers all the
major quantitative concepts that national reports have identified as the ideal components
of an entry-level course for life science students, Provides good background for the
MCAT, which now includes data-based and statistical reasoning Explicitly links data
and math modeling, Includes end-of-chapter homework problems, end-of-unit student
projects, and select answers to homework problems, Uses MATLAB throughout, and MATLAB
m-files with an R supplement are available online Prepares students to read with comprehension
the growing quantitative literature across the life sciences, Online answer key, solution
guide, and illustration package (available to professors)"
Indice(s) Dewey :
570.151 (23e éd.) = Biologie - Principes mathématiques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780691150727. - ISBN 0691150729 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb438983377
Notice n° :
FRBNF43898337
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