Author: Alan Cadogan
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748765065
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Written by teachers and fully covering the 2002 A Level maths specifications for biology, this text is useful for both classroom work and homework exercises. Relevant for AS and A2 Levels of study and designed to be accessible and friendly in format, its aim is to provide clear and concise explanations of mathematical concepts and how these are then applied in biology. Worked examples are included throughout encouraging students to grasp the subject matter with ease. Examination style questions and answer sections provide an opportunity for continuous progression and to consolidate learning.
Maths for Advanced Biology
Author: Alan Cadogan
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748765065
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Written by teachers and fully covering the 2002 A Level maths specifications for biology, this text is useful for both classroom work and homework exercises. Relevant for AS and A2 Levels of study and designed to be accessible and friendly in format, its aim is to provide clear and concise explanations of mathematical concepts and how these are then applied in biology. Worked examples are included throughout encouraging students to grasp the subject matter with ease. Examination style questions and answer sections provide an opportunity for continuous progression and to consolidate learning.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748765065
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Written by teachers and fully covering the 2002 A Level maths specifications for biology, this text is useful for both classroom work and homework exercises. Relevant for AS and A2 Levels of study and designed to be accessible and friendly in format, its aim is to provide clear and concise explanations of mathematical concepts and how these are then applied in biology. Worked examples are included throughout encouraging students to grasp the subject matter with ease. Examination style questions and answer sections provide an opportunity for continuous progression and to consolidate learning.
Advanced Biology for You
Author: Gareth Williams
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748752980
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Designed to be motivating to the student, this book includes features that are suitable for individual learning. It covers the AS-Level and core topics of almost all A2 specifications. It provides many questions for students to develop their competence. It also includes sections on 'Key Skills in Biology, 'Practical Skills' and 'Study Skills'.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748752980
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Designed to be motivating to the student, this book includes features that are suitable for individual learning. It covers the AS-Level and core topics of almost all A2 specifications. It provides many questions for students to develop their competence. It also includes sections on 'Key Skills in Biology, 'Practical Skills' and 'Study Skills'.
Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Modern Biology
Author: Raina Robeva
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0124157939
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Modern Biology offers a quantitative framework for analyzing, predicting, and modulating the behavior of complex biological systems. The book presents important mathematical concepts, methods and tools in the context of essential questions raised in modern biology.Designed around the principles of project-based learning and problem-solving, the book considers biological topics such as neuronal networks, plant population growth, metabolic pathways, and phylogenetic tree reconstruction. The mathematical modeling tools brought to bear on these topics include Boolean and ordinary differential equations, projection matrices, agent-based modeling and several algebraic approaches. Heavy computation in some of the examples is eased by the use of freely available open-source software. - Features self-contained chapters with real biological research examples using freely available computational tools - Spans several mathematical techniques at basic to advanced levels - Offers broad perspective on the uses of algebraic geometry/polynomial algebra in molecular systems biology
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0124157939
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Modern Biology offers a quantitative framework for analyzing, predicting, and modulating the behavior of complex biological systems. The book presents important mathematical concepts, methods and tools in the context of essential questions raised in modern biology.Designed around the principles of project-based learning and problem-solving, the book considers biological topics such as neuronal networks, plant population growth, metabolic pathways, and phylogenetic tree reconstruction. The mathematical modeling tools brought to bear on these topics include Boolean and ordinary differential equations, projection matrices, agent-based modeling and several algebraic approaches. Heavy computation in some of the examples is eased by the use of freely available open-source software. - Features self-contained chapters with real biological research examples using freely available computational tools - Spans several mathematical techniques at basic to advanced levels - Offers broad perspective on the uses of algebraic geometry/polynomial algebra in molecular systems biology
Mathematics for the Life Sciences
Author: Erin N. Bodine
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691150729
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
An accessible undergraduate textbook on the essential math concepts used in the life sciences 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 A solutions manual for professors and an illustration package is available
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691150729
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
An accessible undergraduate textbook on the essential math concepts used in the life sciences 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 A solutions manual for professors and an illustration package is available
Maths for Advanced Physics
Author: Andrew Lambert
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780174482130
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Written for students following A-level or Higher Physics courses, especially those who are not studying maths at an advanced level. This practical handbook is not concerned with mathematical proofs or the origins or formulae, but contains essential information about what maths to use when tackling problems in physics, how to use it, useful hints and possible pitfalls to watch out for.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780174482130
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Written for students following A-level or Higher Physics courses, especially those who are not studying maths at an advanced level. This practical handbook is not concerned with mathematical proofs or the origins or formulae, but contains essential information about what maths to use when tackling problems in physics, how to use it, useful hints and possible pitfalls to watch out for.
Mathematical Biology
Author: James D. Murray
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387224378
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
Mathematical Biology is a richly illustrated textbook in an exciting and fast growing field. Providing an in-depth look at the practical use of math modeling, it features exercises throughout that are drawn from a variety of bioscientific disciplines - population biology, developmental biology, physiology, epidemiology, and evolution, among others. It maintains a consistent level throughout so that graduate students can use it to gain a foothold into this dynamic research area.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387224378
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
Mathematical Biology is a richly illustrated textbook in an exciting and fast growing field. Providing an in-depth look at the practical use of math modeling, it features exercises throughout that are drawn from a variety of bioscientific disciplines - population biology, developmental biology, physiology, epidemiology, and evolution, among others. It maintains a consistent level throughout so that graduate students can use it to gain a foothold into this dynamic research area.
New Biology for You
Author: Gareth Williams
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748762323
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Biology For You has been updated to offer comprehensive coverage of the revised GCSE specifications. It can be used with either mixed ability or streamed sets and higher tier materials are clearly marked.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748762323
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
Biology For You has been updated to offer comprehensive coverage of the revised GCSE specifications. It can be used with either mixed ability or streamed sets and higher tier materials are clearly marked.
A Biologist's Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution
Author: Sarah P. Otto
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400840910
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 745
Book Description
Thirty years ago, biologists could get by with a rudimentary grasp of mathematics and modeling. Not so today. In seeking to answer fundamental questions about how biological systems function and change over time, the modern biologist is as likely to rely on sophisticated mathematical and computer-based models as traditional fieldwork. In this book, Sarah Otto and Troy Day provide biology students with the tools necessary to both interpret models and to build their own. The book starts at an elementary level of mathematical modeling, assuming that the reader has had high school mathematics and first-year calculus. Otto and Day then gradually build in depth and complexity, from classic models in ecology and evolution to more intricate class-structured and probabilistic models. The authors provide primers with instructive exercises to introduce readers to the more advanced subjects of linear algebra and probability theory. Through examples, they describe how models have been used to understand such topics as the spread of HIV, chaos, the age structure of a country, speciation, and extinction. Ecologists and evolutionary biologists today need enough mathematical training to be able to assess the power and limits of biological models and to develop theories and models themselves. This innovative book will be an indispensable guide to the world of mathematical models for the next generation of biologists. A how-to guide for developing new mathematical models in biology Provides step-by-step recipes for constructing and analyzing models Interesting biological applications Explores classical models in ecology and evolution Questions at the end of every chapter Primers cover important mathematical topics Exercises with answers Appendixes summarize useful rules Labs and advanced material available
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400840910
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 745
Book Description
Thirty years ago, biologists could get by with a rudimentary grasp of mathematics and modeling. Not so today. In seeking to answer fundamental questions about how biological systems function and change over time, the modern biologist is as likely to rely on sophisticated mathematical and computer-based models as traditional fieldwork. In this book, Sarah Otto and Troy Day provide biology students with the tools necessary to both interpret models and to build their own. The book starts at an elementary level of mathematical modeling, assuming that the reader has had high school mathematics and first-year calculus. Otto and Day then gradually build in depth and complexity, from classic models in ecology and evolution to more intricate class-structured and probabilistic models. The authors provide primers with instructive exercises to introduce readers to the more advanced subjects of linear algebra and probability theory. Through examples, they describe how models have been used to understand such topics as the spread of HIV, chaos, the age structure of a country, speciation, and extinction. Ecologists and evolutionary biologists today need enough mathematical training to be able to assess the power and limits of biological models and to develop theories and models themselves. This innovative book will be an indispensable guide to the world of mathematical models for the next generation of biologists. A how-to guide for developing new mathematical models in biology Provides step-by-step recipes for constructing and analyzing models Interesting biological applications Explores classical models in ecology and evolution Questions at the end of every chapter Primers cover important mathematical topics Exercises with answers Appendixes summarize useful rules Labs and advanced material available
Practical Advanced Biology
Author: Tim King
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780174483083
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
An accessible resource that can be used alongside the Advanced Biology text or any other core Advanced Biology text, as it covers the practical element for AS and A Level Biology.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780174483083
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
An accessible resource that can be used alongside the Advanced Biology text or any other core Advanced Biology text, as it covers the practical element for AS and A Level Biology.
Topics in Mathematical Biology
Author: Karl Peter Hadeler
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331965621X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book analyzes the impact of quiescent phases on biological models. Quiescence arises, for example, when moving individuals stop moving, hunting predators take a rest, infected individuals are isolated, or cells enter the quiescent compartment of the cell cycle. In the first chapter of Topics in Mathematical Biology general principles about coupled and quiescent systems are derived, including results on shrinking periodic orbits and stabilization of oscillations via quiescence. In subsequent chapters classical biological models are presented in detail and challenged by the introduction of quiescence. These models include delay equations, demographic models, age structured models, Lotka-Volterra systems, replicator systems, genetic models, game theory, Nash equilibria, evolutionary stable strategies, ecological models, epidemiological models, random walks and reaction-diffusion models. In each case we find new and interesting results such as stability of fixed points and/or periodic orbits, excitability of steady states, epidemic outbreaks, survival of the fittest, and speeds of invading fronts. The textbook is intended for graduate students and researchers in mathematical biology who have a solid background in linear algebra, differential equations and dynamical systems. Readers can find gems of unexpected beauty within these pages, and those who knew K.P. (as he was often called) well will likely feel his presence and hear him speaking to them as they read.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331965621X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book analyzes the impact of quiescent phases on biological models. Quiescence arises, for example, when moving individuals stop moving, hunting predators take a rest, infected individuals are isolated, or cells enter the quiescent compartment of the cell cycle. In the first chapter of Topics in Mathematical Biology general principles about coupled and quiescent systems are derived, including results on shrinking periodic orbits and stabilization of oscillations via quiescence. In subsequent chapters classical biological models are presented in detail and challenged by the introduction of quiescence. These models include delay equations, demographic models, age structured models, Lotka-Volterra systems, replicator systems, genetic models, game theory, Nash equilibria, evolutionary stable strategies, ecological models, epidemiological models, random walks and reaction-diffusion models. In each case we find new and interesting results such as stability of fixed points and/or periodic orbits, excitability of steady states, epidemic outbreaks, survival of the fittest, and speeds of invading fronts. The textbook is intended for graduate students and researchers in mathematical biology who have a solid background in linear algebra, differential equations and dynamical systems. Readers can find gems of unexpected beauty within these pages, and those who knew K.P. (as he was often called) well will likely feel his presence and hear him speaking to them as they read.