| NBID31 | Modelling of Biological Systems, 6 ECTS credits. /Modelling of Biological Systems/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 60 |
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Area of Education: Science Main field of studies: Biology |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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| Aim: To gain basic knowledge of models for applied and theoretical problems in ecology. To learn the three stages (i) mathematical formulation of a model from verbal description of known experimental relations, (ii) mathematical analysis of a model, and (iii) interpretation of the mathematical analysis in the context of the experimental knowledge. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) BSc in Ecology 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. |
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| Organisation: Lectures, seminars, and projects. |
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| Course contents: Basic MATLAB. Basic Excel programming. Discrete and continuous models. Deterministic and stochastic models. Modern presentation techniques. |
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| Course literature: Enander et al: The MATLAB Handbook. Mooney and Swift, 1999: A Course in Mathematical Modeling. J Roughgarden: A Primer to Theoretical Ecology |
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| Hand-in exercises Project |
4 ECTS 2 ECTS |
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| Grades given are Fail or Pass. | |||
Course language is English. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson Examiner: Uno Wennergren Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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