MAT 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 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 MBI 3500 and BIO 3500.

Credits:

3.00

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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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