Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2017
 
NBID31 Modelling of Biological Systems, 6 ECTS credits.
/Modelling of Biological Systems/

For:   ECO   I   Ii  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112

  Area of Education: Science

Main field of studies: Biology

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
To use basic knowledge of models for applied and theoretical problems in ecology. To use the three stages (i) formulate and construct a mathematical model from verbal description of known experimental relations, (ii) mathematicallly analyse and apply a model, and (iii) interprete and evaluate the mathematical analysis in the context of the experimental knowledge.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
120 ECTS including NBID53 or TFBI23 or equivalent.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
Lectures, seminars, and projects.

Course contents:
Basic R programming. Discrete and continuous models. Deterministic and stochastic models. Modern presentation techniques.

Course literature:
Mooney and Swift, 1999: A Course in Mathematical Modeling.

Examination:
Hand-in exercises
Project
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
 
Grades given are Fail or Pass.



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson
Examiner: Anna Eklöf
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 06/29/2015