Mathematics in Medicine and Biology
MATH-4720
Fall 2011


Instructor: Mark H. Holmes
Office: Amos Eaton 322
Office Hours: MW 3-4:30
Phone: 276-6891
Email: holmes
TA: Veronica Ahiati
Email: ahiatv
Office Hours: TF 10-11:50, Tr 2-4
Office: Amos Eaton 304


Couse Information

Course Syllabus

Text web-site


Homework

HW1: 2(c),(d), 6(e), 9(b), 16 (from chapter 1 of text) Solutions

HW2 Solutions

HW3 Solutions

HW4 Solutions

When Zombies Attack!: Mathematical Modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection

HW5 Solutions

HW6 Solutions


Tests

Exam 1: Thursday, Sept 29 (covers chapters 1-3)

Summary for NDEs

Exam 2: Thursday, Nov 3 (covers chapters 4-8) Solutions

Summary for stability for dynamical systems and law of mass action

Exam 3: Thursday, Dec 8 (covers chapters 9-11)

Summary for stability for reaction diffusion equations


Handouts, etc

Numerical solution of the Beverton-Holt model

Hassell's 1975 paper showing how he derived his model

Handout for 9/12/2011

Handout for 9/15/2011

Handout for 9/19/2011

Handout for 9/26/2011

Handout for 10/11/2011

Handout for 10/11/2011

Handout for 10/20/2011

Handout for 10/24/2011

YouTube 1

YouTube 2

Handout for 10/27/2011

Handout for 11/7/2011

YouTube 1 for 11/7/2011

YouTube 2 for 11/7/2011

Video 3 for 11/7/2011

Handout for 11/10/2011

PowerPoint slides, Part 1 and Part 2, for 11/17/2011 and 11/21/2011

Notes on Turing instability from CalTech and BNU (original location is here)