Haefner J.W. Modeling Biological Systems: Principles and Applications

Springer, 2005. - 496 Pages.This is the second edition of a textbook currently published by Springer for a course in mathematical modeling and computer simulation for biologists at the advanced undergraduate and introductory graduate level. The audience for this edition is similar to that of the previous one: advanced level courses in computational biology, as well as researchers retooling themselves.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.