Principles of Biology An Introduction to Biological Concepts

Lecture Notes in Mathematical Biology

This note describes the following topics: modeling, Growth, Number of parameters, Steady states and linearized stability analysis, More modelling examples, Geometric analysis, Epidemiology, Chemical kinetics, Multi stability, Periodic behavior, PDE models, Diffusion, Steady state behavior of PDE, Traveling wave solutions of reaction diffusion systems.

Author(s): Eduardo D Sontag, Rutgers University

122 Pages

Quantitative Biology Lecture Notes

This note explains statistical modelling, Fitting models to data, Uncertainty, Hypothesis testing, Simulation methods, More complex models, Comparing models, Bifurcations in dynamical systems, Saddle node bifurcation in a two sexes population growth model, Transcritical bifurcation in an epidemic model, Hopfbifurcation in a predator prey model, Model analysis with deBif.

Author(s): Benjamin T Martin and Andre M de Roos

203 Pages

Biology 2e

This page covers the following topics related to Biology : The Chemistry of Life, The Study of Life, Introduction, The Science of Biology, Themes and Concepts of Biology, The Chemical Foundation of Life, Biological Macromolecules, The Cell, Genetics, Evolutionary Processes, Biological Diversity, Plant Structure and Function, Animal Structure and Function, Ecology.

Author(s): Mary Ann Clark, Texas Wesleyan University, Matthew Douglas, Grand Rapids Community College, Jung Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology

NA Pages

Mathematical Systems Biology

This PDF covers the following topics related to Mathematical Systems Biology : Difference Equations, Deterministic ODE models, Deterministic PDE Models, Stochastic kinetics, Review of ordinary differential equations.

Author(s): Eduardo D. Sontag, Rutgers University

283 Pages

Principles of Biology An Introduction to Biological Concepts

This book covers the following topics: Cellular Foundation of Life,Biologically Important Molecules, Cell Structure and Function, Cell Division and Genetics, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Evolution and Introduction to Biotechnology.

Author(s): Elizabeth O'Grady

448 Pages

An Introduction to Science and Biology for Non Majors

The organization of this course has been driven by the goal of providing non-majors with a coherent picture of modern biological knowledge. To accomplish this goal it’s necessary that each student gains an appreciation of the nature of science and is introduced to the integrated view of our world that modern science has produced. To facilitate this the course is divided into four parts : The Nature of Science, Defining Science, The Epistemic Values of Science, The Origin of Modern Science, Science as a Profession, The Conceptual Framework of Biology, Cosmological Evolution, Natural Levels of Organization in the Physical World, Biological Evolution, Life as a Chemical Function Biochemistry and Genetics, The Modern Synthesis Darwin and Mendel, The Integration of Biological Knowledge, Geologic Time, The Origin of our Solar System, The Origin of Life Photosynthesis, Aerobic Respiration, Endosymbiosis and Eukaryotic Cells, The Classification of Life, Sexual Reproduction, Multicellularity, Adaptive Radiations and Mass Extinctions, Vertebrate, Evolution, Human Evolution, Biology and Society, Science and Ethics, Human Population Growth, The Sixth Extinction.

Author(s): David L. Alles

72 Pages