Dynamics of biological systems /
From the spontaneous rapid firing of corticol neurons to the spatial diffusion of disease epidemics, biological systems exhibit rich dynamic behaviour over a vast range of time and space scales. Unifying many of these diverse phenomena, Dynamics of Biological Systems provides the computational and m...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
c2012
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2012 Boca Raton, FL : [2012] |
| Series: | Chapman & Hall/CRC mathematical and computational biology series (Unnumbered)
Chapman & Hall/CRC mathematical and computational biology series (Unnumbered) Chapman and Hall/CRC mathematical & computational biology series |
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| Summary: | From the spontaneous rapid firing of corticol neurons to the spatial diffusion of disease epidemics, biological systems exhibit rich dynamic behaviour over a vast range of time and space scales. Unifying many of these diverse phenomena, Dynamics of Biological Systems provides the computational and mathematical platform from which to understand the underlying processes of the phenomena. Through an extensive tour of various biological systems, the text introduces computational methods for simulating spatial diffusion processes in excitable media, such as the human heart, as well as mathematical tools for dealing with systems of nonlinear ordinary and partial differential equations, such as neuronal activation and disease diffusion. The mathematical models and computer simulations offer insight into the dynamics of temporal and spatial biological systems, including cardiac pacemakers, artificial electrical defibrilation, pandemics, pattern formation, flocking behaviour, the interaction of autonomous agents, and heirarchical and structured network topologies. Tools from complex systems and complex networks are also presented for dealing with real phenomenological systems Small (mathematical modeling, U. of South Australia) unifies many of the diverse phenomena in biological systems and provides the computational and mathematical platform to understand the underlying processes. In a tour of various biological systems, he introduces computational methods for simulating spatial diffusion processes in excitable media such as the human heart, and mathematical tools for dealing with systems of nonlinear ordinary and partial differential equations. His target readers are undergraduate students with a basic mathematical foundation--high-school or first-year undergraduate calculus should suffice. Exercises, and computational and research projects are provided, with more on the website. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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| Item Description: | "A Chapman & Hall book." |
| Physical Description: | xv, 262 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm xv, 262 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm xv, 262 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-256) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1439853363 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1439853363 9781439853368 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781439853368 |