Mathematics 242

Mathematical Biology - Evolutionary Dynamics (119502)

Martin Nowak

2025 Fall (4 Credits)

Schedule : TR 1200 PM - 0115 PM

Insructor Permissions: None

Enrollment Cap: n/a

This course introduces basic concepts of mathematical biology and evolutionary dynamics: reproduction, selection, mutation,  genetic drift, quasi-species, finite and infinite population dynamics, game dynamics, evolution of cooperation, language, spatial models, evolutionary graph theory, infection dynamics, virus dynamics, somatic evolution of cancer.

Recommended Prep:

Mathematics 19a,b or 21a,b or 22a,b or 23a,b or 25a,b or 55a,b; or an equivalent background in mathematics.

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