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27 gru 2014 · A variety of topics are reviewed in the area of mathematical and computational modeling in biology, covering the range of scales from populations of organisms to electrons in atoms. The use of maximum entropy as an inference tool in the fields of biology and drug discovery is discussed.
Discrete forms, such as Boolean models, represent time, state or space as a discrete set of values, simplifying calculations, while differential equation based models utilize continuous values to provide a “smoother” representation of dynamical changes.
Standard Form. Many numbers in biology will be written in standard form (scientific notation). Learners are expected to be able to express results in standard form and be able to convert to and from decimal form. For example, the size of a cell may be 100 μm or 0.0001 m in ordinary (decimal) form.
Definition of terms: Note that the terms “scientific notation”, “exponential notation”, “powers”, “exponents” all mean the same thing. The numbers that you’re multiplying together are called the “base”. The number of times you multiply them together is called the “power” or “exponent”.
INTRODUCTION. We will begin by developing a population model in discrete time. That is, we will treat time as if it moved in steps, rather than continuously. This allows us to use difference equations rather than differential equations, and thereby avoid the calculus.
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This guide is meant to help educators use these BioInteractive resources in the classroom by providing further background on the statistical tests used and step-by-step instructions for doing the calculations.
