Howard's M469 Homepage M469: Introduction to Mathematical Biology

Course Materials:

Syllabus
Quotes
M469 References
Modeling Basics: Notes from M442 on Regression and Parameter Estimation
Practice Problems for the Midterm Exam

Homework Assignments:
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Assignment 3
Assignment 4
Assignment 5
Assignment 6
Assignment 7
Assignment 8
Assignment 9
Assignment 10

Online Lectures

Monday, March 23, 2020

M469 as an Online Course (9:19)
Predator-Prey Models (7:18)
Competition and Mutualistic Models (6:10)
Epidemic Models (12:22)
Full Lecture PDF (14 pages)

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Fitting a Model to Data: Linear Regression (6:24)
Fitting a Model to Data: Nonlinear Regression (6:44)
Full Lecture PDF (10 pages)

Friday, March 27, 2020

Non-dimensionalization (5:26)
Fixed Points and Stability (23:24)
Full Lecture PDF (12 pages)

Monday, March 30, 2020

Predator-Prey Model: Fixed Points (5:12)
Predator-Prey Model: Stability of the First Two Fixed Points (8:07)
Predator-Prey Model: Stability of the Third Fixed Point, Part I (13:35)
Predator-Prey Model: Stability of the Third Fixed Point, Part II (8:35)
Full Lecture PDF (20 pages)

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Identifying m-Cycles (10:15)
Stability of m-Cycles, I (20:21)
Full Lecture PDF (16 pages)

Friday, April 3, 2020

Stability of m-Cycles, II (12:48)
Delay Difference Systems (7:46)
Full Lecture PDF (11 pages)

Monday, April 6, 2020

Compartment Models: Respiration (8:15)
Compartment Models: Medication (13:51)
Single Species Population Models (13:26)
Full Lecture PDF (14 pages)

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Fitting Models to Data: Derivative Approximation (14:08)
Fitting Models to Data: Linear and Nonlinear Regression (14:06)
Full Lecture PDF (14 pages)

Friday, April 10, 2020

University Reading Day

Monday, April 13, 2020

Single Differential Equations: Non-dimensionalization (7:19)
Single Differential Equations: Equilibrium Points and Stability, I (13:12)
Single Differential Equations: Equilibrium Points and Stability, II (8:33)
Single Differential Equations: Periodic Solutions and Recovery Times (14:07)
Full Lecture PDF (20 pages)

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Embryonic Cell Development: Biology (6:59)
Embryonic Cell Development: Mathematical Analysis (15:59)
Full Lecture PDF (10 pages)

Friday, April 17, 2020

Linear Systems of ODE: Examples (19:08)
Linear Systems of ODE: Solving Systems with Constant Coefficients (13:51)
Full Lecture PDF (24 pages)

Monday, April 20, 2020

Nonlinear Systems of ODE: Familiar Examples (11:04)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: Restoration Ecology and Conservation Biology (8:07)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: (Most of) Parameter Estimation (14:50)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: (Rest of) Parameter Estimation (4:25)
Full Lecture PDF (24 pages)

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Nonlinear Systems of ODE: Non-dimensionalization (6:43)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: Equilibrium Points (12:31)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: Stability Criterion (10:17)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: (Most of) Competition Model (15:54)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: (Rest of) Competition Model (1:27)
Full Lecture PDF (25 pages)

Friday, April 24, 2020

Nonlinear Systems of ODE: More Non-dimensionalization (5:41)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: Equilibrium Points and Stability (6:06)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: Nullcline Diagrams (15:48)
Nonlinear Systems of ODE: Integral Curves (19:55)
Full Lecture PDF (33 pages)

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Final Review: Logistics of the On-Line Final (6:14)
Final Review: Problem 11 (7:54)
Final Review: Problem 12 (14:18)
Final Review: Problem 14 (13:52)

MATLAB Files:
malthus1.m
dl1.m
dl2.m
nddl4plot.m
nddl.m