Course Description
Modeling with and analysis of partial differential equations as applied to real problems in biology. Review of diffusion and conservation laws. Waves and pattern formation. Chemotaxis and other forms of cell and organism movement. Introduction to solid and fluid mechanics/dynamics. Introductory numerical methods. Scaling. Perturbations, Asymptotics, Cartesian, polar and spherical geometries. Case studies.
Fall 2024
Meeting Patterns
Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
Prerequisite: BMA 771 or MA/OR 731; BMA 772 or MA 401 or MA 501