Spring 2019
- EEB 3408W (Ecology), cotaught with Eric Seabloom (EEB)
Fall 2018
- EEB 8990 section 3 (Theory under construction: building and critiquing biological models), coteaching with Emma Goldberg (EEB)
Spring 2018
- EEB 3408W (Ecology), cotaught with Elizabeth Borer (EEB)
- EEB 8990 section 3 (Theory under construction: building and critiquing biological models), cotaught with Emma Goldberg (EEB)
Fall 2017
- EEB 8990 section 3 (Theory under construction: building and critiquing biological models)
Fall 2016
- EEB 8990 section 3 (Theory under construction: building and critiquing biological models), cotaught with Emma Goldberg (EEB)
Spring 2016
- MATH 2241 (Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems), cotaught with Duane Nykamp (Mathematics)
Ecology (EEB 3408W)
Principles of population growth/interactions, communities and ecosystem function applied to ecological issues. Regulation of populations, dynamics/impacts of disease, invasions by exotic organisms, biodiversity, global change. Lab. Scientific writing. Quantitative skill development (mathematical models, data analysis, statistics and some coding in R).
Course Components: Lecture, Laboratory
Course Attribute: Writing Intensive
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: [One semester college biology or instr consent], [MATH 1142 or MATH 1271 or Math 1272 or Math 1241 or Math 1242 or MATH 1281 or Math 1282 or equiv]
Spring 2019 syllabus here: [pdf]
Course Components: Lecture, Laboratory
Course Attribute: Writing Intensive
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: [One semester college biology or instr consent], [MATH 1142 or MATH 1271 or Math 1272 or Math 1241 or Math 1242 or MATH 1281 or Math 1282 or equiv]
Spring 2019 syllabus here: [pdf]
Theory under construction: building and critiquing biological models (EEB 8990.s3)This is an informal seminar for people to present and get feedback on modeling project that are in progress. See the schedule here.
Meets: Mondays 3-4pm in Ecology 340L and 340Q Prerequisites: None Credits: 1 |
Mathematical Modeling of Biological Systems (MATH 2241)
Development, analysis and simulation of models for the dynamics of biological systems. Mathematical topics include discrete and continuous dynamical systems, linear algebra, and probability. Models from fields such as ecology, epidemiology, physiology, genetics, neuroscience, and biochemistry.
This is a new mathematical biology course developed by myself and Duane Nykamp (Mathematics). It is aimed at undergraduate biology majors, and was first offered in Spring 2016. See the UMN course website here. See general course content (available outside UMN) here. Prerequisites: Math 1241 or 1271 or 1371 or equivalent Credits: 3 ** This course is open to all students and satisfies the Quantitative Requirement for CBS majors. Email me with any questions. |