There will also be several guest lecturers, including:
A preparation in mathematics, including integral calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra is expected, as is some experience in using mathematics to model the real world. Graduate students with undergraduate majors or minors in physics, biophysics, mathematics (pure or applied), engineering, and evolutionary biology will have such backgrounds, as will Princeton seniors with these or similar majors. Much of the material is best explored through computer simulations, and problem sets on these subjects are an important component of the course. Instruction and help will be available in a computer simulation laboratory. Previous experience with computers is not essential, but the student will need to learn some useful aspects of Matlab and other programs for scientific computation.
For more information, visit:
http://www.eeb.princeton.edu/~slevin/BWF/BWFIntro.html
or email Jeff Moehlis ,
Course TA, at
jmoehlis@math.princeton.edu
The course is coordinated by J. J. Hopfield , Dept. of Molecular Biology .
Background: Randomly dispersed Dictyostelium amoebae self-organize and propagate spiral waves of the chemoattractant cAMP. Courtesy E. C. Cox.
Download a pdf version of the course announcement here .