Modeling Biological Systems

Principles and Applications

James W. Haefner

474 pages, parution le 09/08/2005 (2^eme édition)

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This extensively revised second edition of Modeling Biological Systems: Principles and Applications describes the essentials of creating and analyzing mathematical and computer simulation models for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It offers a comprehensive understanding of the underlying principle, as well as details and equations applicable to a wide variety of biological systems and disciplines. Students will acquire from this text the tools necessary to produce their own models.

The text contains two major sections: Principles and Applications. The first section discusses the principles of biological systems with a thorough description of the essential modeling activities of formulation, implementation, validation, and analysis. These activities are illustrated by a set of example models taken from recent and classical literature, chosen for their breadth of coverage and current timeliness. The new edition updates extensively many of these topics, especially quantitative model formulation, validation and model discrimination using information theory measures and Bayesian probability, and stability analysis and non-dimensionalization.

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Preface
Principles
- Models of Systems
- The Modeling Process
- Qualitative Model Formulation
- Quantitative Model Formulation: I
- Quantitative Model Formulation: II
- Numerical Techniques
- Parameter Estimation
- Model Validation
- Model Analysis
- Stochastic Models
Applications
- Photosynthesis and Plant Growth
- Hormonal Control in Mammals
- Populations and Individuals
- Chemostats
- Diseases
- Spatial Patterns and processes
- Scaling Models
- Chaos in Biology
- Cellular Automata and Recursive Growth
- Evolutionary Computation
Bibliography
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	James W. Haefner
Parution	09/08/2005
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	474
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	978g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387250113
ISBN13	978-0-387-25011-3