BIOL3313 - Biomedical Systems and Modeling

BIOL 3313 Biomedical Systems and Modeling (3 semester credit hours) An introduction to the computational analysis of biomedical systems through lectures and in-class exercises. The course covers all typical aspects of dynamical modeling, including the choice of a modeling framework from among alternative approaches, design of interaction diagrams, identification of variables and processes, set-up of systems models, concepts of approximation, analysis of steady sates, stability, sensitivity, numerical evaluations of transients, and phase-plane analysis. Hands-on simulations are representative of biomedical scenarios, including models regularly used in the pharmaceutical industry. All theoretical concepts are illustrated with hands-on examples and applications. Prerequisites: (BIOL 2281 or equivalent) and (BIOL 2311 or equivalent) and (BIOL 2312 or equivalent) and (MATH 2417 or equivalent). (3-0) P