Mathematical Medicine and Biology
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MATH3009 | Mathematical Sciences | 3 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- MATH3009
- School
- Mathematical Sciences
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
Mathematics can be usefully applied to a wide range of applications in medicine and biology. Without assuming any prior biological knowledge, this course describes how mathematics helps us understand topics such as population dynamics, biological oscillations, pattern formation and nonlinear growth phenomena. There is considerable emphasis on model building and development.
Target Students
Single and Joint Honours students from the School of Mathematical Sciences, Natural Sciences students.
Co-requisites
Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:
Classes
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
- Two 1-hour lectures each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Exam 1 (3-hour): Written examination
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
Thiscourse gives students an introduction to how mathematics can be usefully applied to problems in medicine and biology. It introduces and uses a variety of widely-used techniques of applied mathematics and application of fundamental ideas regarding transport processes. Thecourse covers some advanced topics using nonlinear mathematics.Learning Outcomes
A student who completes this course successfully will be able:
L1 - to build mathematical models of simple biological and medical systems;
L2 - to analyse a given mathematical model and identify the corresponding biological processes;
L3 - to apply standard techniques to analyse nonlinear ordinary differential equations arising in mathematical biology;
L4 - to analyse qualitatively the partial differential equations that describe spatially varying biological processes and medical applications;
L5 - to state and apply central concepts of mathematical biology that are common across a large number of biological systems.