Course: Differential Equations in Biology II

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Course title Differential Equations in Biology II
Course code KMA/DRB2
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
Simple population models with diffusion. Interpretation of boundary conditions. Influence of diffusion and boundary conditions to stationary states and their stability. Fundamentals of bifurcation theory. Models of chemical (biochemical) reactions. Simple reaction-diffusion systems, diffusion driven instability, arrising of spation patterns. Interpretation in models of morphogenesis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, 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, basic imagination on partial differential equations and knowledge of basic notions of functional analysis.
learning outcomes
After succesfull finishing this course, students will have a basic survey about a possible influence of diffusion and boundary conditions in population models and models of chemical (biochemical) reactions.
teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
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.
  • Britton, N. F. Reaction-Diffusion Equations and Their Applications to Biology. Academic Press, 1986.
  • Cantrell, R. S.; Cosner, C. Spatial ecology via reaction-diffusion 20quations. 2003. ISBN 0-471-493201-5.
  • Murray, J. D. Mathematical biology. 2nd ed. corr. Berlin : Springer, 1993. ISBN 3-540-57204-X.


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