Unit name | Mathematical Modelling in Physiology and Medicine |
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Unit code | EMATM0007 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Tsaneva-Atanasova |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Description: This unit aims to introduce mathematicians and engineers to some of the latest thinking in cell biology, neuroscience and medicine. It also aims to introduce modern mathematical techniques based on differential equations for understanding the dynamics of biological systems. It will be shown how to derive mathematical equations from the basic laws of mass action that describe biochemical reactions, and therefore how certain chemical motifs carry out certain dynamical functions. A range of topics including ion channels, intracellular calcium dynamics and neural modelling will be introduced using a combination of simple and advanced techniques.
Aims: • To give students an appreciation of how mathematical models can be useful to understand complex biological processes. • To provide a point of entry into the modern research literature in cell biology, in neuroscience and medicine • To explore modern mathematical techniques based on differential equations for understanding the dynamics of biological systems.
By the end of this unit students will have:
Lectures and computer laboratory sessions.