Table of Contents

Part I. Discrete Process in Biology: 1. The theory of linear difference equations applied to population growth; 2. Nonlinear difference equations; 3. Applications of nonlinear difference equations to population biology; Part II. Continuous Processes and Ordinary Differential Equations: 4. An introduction to continuous models; 5. Phase-plane methods and qualitative solutions; 6. Applications of continuous models to population dynamics; 7. Models for molecular events; 8. Limit cycles, oscillations, and excitable systems; Part III. Spatially Distributed Systems and Partial Differential Equation Models: 9. An introduction to partial differential equations and diffusion in biological settings; 10. Partial differential equation models in biology; 11. Models for development and pattern formation in biological systems; Selected answers; Author index; Subject index.

Promotional Information

Mathematical Models in Biology is an introductory book for readers interested in biological applications of mathematics and modeling in biology.

About the Author

Leah Edelstein-Keshet is a member of the Mathematics Department at the University of British Columbia and past president of the Society for Mathematical Biology. She has been involved in research in mathematical biology for over 30 years, most recently as a team leader of a Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems MITACS (Canada) biomedical modeling team.