Undergraduate Course: Stochastic Models in Biology (MATH11116)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course focuses on stochastic models and analytical approaches for their solution. The models are introduced through various biological examples, including molecular motor motion, virus dynamics, population genetics and tumour progression. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the dynamics of certain living systems (molecular motors, genes, viruses, tumours, etc) in the light of recent experimental results.
- Construct models of these systems, and introduce some of the standard modelling approaches: branching processes, Moran and Wright-Fisher models of population genetics, and random walks.
- Acquire techniques to solve these models exactly, asymptotically, or approximately.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tibor Antal
Tel: (0131 6)51 7672
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Course secretary | Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 5045
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