Overview
- Simplifies the process of identifying suitable, open research problems in mathematical and computational biology for undergraduate students and their advisers
- Comprised of self-contained chapters that provide recommendations for undergraduate-accessible research problems, as well as the necessary mathematical fundamentals for undertaking these problems
- Provides lists of prerequisite courses for each suggested research topic
Part of the book series: Foundations for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics (FURM)
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About this book
Speaking directly to the growing importance of research experience in undergraduate mathematics programs, this volume offers suggestions for undergraduate-appropriate research projects in mathematical and computational biology for students and their faculty mentors. The aim of each chapter is twofold: for faculty, to alleviate the challenges of identifying accessible topics and advising students through the research process; for students, to provide sufficient background, additional references, and context to excite students in these areas and to enable them to successfully undertake these problems in their research.
Some of the topics discussed include:
• Oscillatory behaviors present in real-world applications, from seasonal outbreaks of childhood diseases to action potentials in neurons
• Simulating bacterial growth, competition, and resistance with agent-based models and laboratory experiments
• Network structure and the dynamics of biological systems
• Using neural networks to identify bird species from birdsong samples
• Modeling fluid flow induced by the motion of pulmonary ciliaAimed at undergraduate mathematics faculty and advanced undergraduate students, this unique guide will be a valuable resource for generating fruitful research collaborations between students and faculty.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Hannah Callender Highlander is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon.
Alex Capaldi is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Carrie Diaz Eaton is an Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.
Alex Capaldi is an Associate Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Carrie Diaz Eaton is an Associate Professor of Digital and Computational Studies at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Undergraduate Research in Computational and Mathematical Biology
Book Subtitle: From Birdsongs to Viscosities
Editors: Hannah Callender Highlander, Alex Capaldi, Carrie Diaz Eaton
Series Title: Foundations for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33645-5
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33644-8Published: 18 February 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33647-9Published: 18 February 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33645-5Published: 17 February 2020
Series ISSN: 2520-1212
Series E-ISSN: 2520-1220
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 469
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations, 57 illustrations in colour
Topics: Genetics and Population Dynamics, Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics, Mathematics Education