Course: Differential Equations in Biology I

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Course title Differential Equations in Biology I
Course code KMA/DRB1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kučera Milan, Prof. RNDr. DrSc.
Course content
Population models based on ordinary differential equations, stationary states, their stability and interpretation. Dependence of stationary states and their stability on parameters. Periodic cycles, using of Hopf bifurcation theorem and Poincare-Bendixon theorem. Models of chemical (biochemical) reactions, models of propagation of infectious diseases and their qualitative analysis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Individual study, Self-study of literature
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of ordinary differential equations (on the level of the course KMA ODR).
learning outcomes
After a succesful finishig the course, students will have a basic survey on modelling in biology by using ordinary differential ewquations.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
assessment methods
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Allman, Elizabeth Spencer; Rhodes, John A. Mathematical models in biology : an introduction. 1st pub. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-52586-1.
  • Murray, J. D. Mathematical biology. 2nd ed. corr. Berlin : Springer, 1993. ISBN 3-540-57204-X.


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