Dynamic Models in Biology

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
• Published by: Princeton University Press March 27, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0691125899
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0691125893
• Book Dimensions: 9.7 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Review
What is remarkable about Dynamic Models in Biology is that it truly speaks to students of biological sciences. It puts biology first, and then tries to explain how mathematical tools can explain biological phenomena. Nothing else I've seen does this anywhere near as well. The authors have combined their experience to produce and great textbook.
(Bill Satzer MAA Reviews )

This is a great book and I expect that it will play an important role in the teaching of mathematical biology and the development of the next generation of mathematical biologists for many years to come.
(Marc Mangel SIAM Review )

Dynamic Models in Biology stands apart from existing textbooks in mathematical biology largely because of its interdisciplinary approach and its hands-on, project-oriented case studies and computer laboratories. In an effort to explore biology in more detail, the authors bravely picked a style that differs from the classical biomath texts . . . whose focus is more on formal mathematics.
(Lewi Stone BioScience )

The book begins with a stellar overview of the purpose of modeling, contrasting statistical with dynamical models, and theoretical with practical models both clearly and even-handedly[E]ngaging the full breadth and depth of this book could be an education for both instructors and students alike.
(Frederick R. Adler Mathematical Biosciences )

Product Review
This book is written with the reality of biology students and their apprehension about mathematics in mind. The applications of mathematical models to real biological problems are not contrived, as they are in a number of other texts. And the biology examples are taken from the current literature--a wonderful help to those who will be teaching with this book.
(Jim Keener, University of Utah, author of "Principles of Applied Mathematics" and "Mathematical Physiology" )

Reader Reviews
This is an excellent book for students or faculty interested in learning more about the current state of the art in modeling of biological systems. The authors make a great effort to keep the mathematical sophistication at a level that students (or faculty) who primarily have a biological background will still be able to follow in some detail. They are also able to suggest some of the exciting current areas of research and new areas for the future. All in all, well worth reading if you are interested in the topic of modeling of biological systems.