BIOL 5400 - The Role of Mathematics in Medicine

Meets with BIOL 3400. and MATH 3600. This course will develop 12 detailed case studies where mathematics has played a fundamental role in improving medical care. Each week will begin with the medical and biological background, showing both the underlying physiology and the medical problem, then move on to how mathematical or quantitative methods changed practice. Students will learn the underlying mathematical methods from the ground up, program simple simulations on the computer, and use the mathematics and computer simulations to evaluate the medical implications of different therapies or control measures.