MBI 3500 - Discrete Models In Mathematical Biology

Institution:

Trevecca Nazarene University

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Description:

Models for biological processes based on discrete mathematics (graphs, combinatorics), probabilistic and optimization methods, Markov chains and Markov fields, Monte-Carlo simuation, maximum-likelihood estimation, entropy, and information. Applications selected from epidemiology, inheritance and genetic drift, phylogenetics, combinatorics and sequence alignment of nucleic acids, energy optimization in protein structure prediction, and topology of biological molecules. Prerequisites: MAT 1520, MAT 3000, BIO 1520. (Offered alternate years.) Cross listed as BIO 3500 and MAT 3500.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.trevecca.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 248-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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