Math 151 - Fall 2003

Mathematics for the Life Sciences


Help session for Exam 2 will be 11:30 - 2:00 on Friday October 10 in 204 Glocker
Course evaluations will be held in class on Monday Nov. 24 (of Lou) and Tuesday Nov. 25 (of the TA's)
FINAL EXAM IS THURSDAY DEC 4 10:15-12:15 in BUEHLER 300

FINAL COURSE GRADES ARE POSTED (AS OF MONDAY DEC 8) OUTSIDE THE OFFICE OF DR. GROSS (639 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITY).

  • Sample Final Exam Pages 1 and 2 PDF File
  • Sample Final Exam Page 3 PDF File
  • Sample Final Exam - Answers PDF File - 2 pages

    Assignments

    Assignment1 (Due Aug. 26)
    Assignment2 (Due Sept. 2)
    Assignment3 (Due Sept. 2)
    Assignment4 (Due Sept. 9)
    Assignment5 (Due Sept. 9)
    Assignment6 (Due Sept. 16)
    Assignment7 (Due Sept. 23)
    Assignment8 (Due Sept. 30)
    Assignment9 (Due Sept. 30)
    Assignment10 (Due Oct. 7)
    Assignment11 (Due Oct. 7)
    Assignment12 (Due Oct. 14)
    Assignment13 (Due Oct. 21)
    Assignment14 (Due Oct. 28)
    Assignment15 (Due Nov. 4)
    Assignment16 (Due Nov. 11)
    Assignment17 (Due Nov. 11)
    Project #4 using Matlab(Due Nov. 18)
    Assignment18 (Due Nov. 24)
    Assignment19 (Due Nov. 24)
    Assignment20 (Due Dec. 2)

    MATLAB Files

    Quick Intro to Matlab (PDF file)
    Longer Matlab Primer (PDF file 213KB)
    Online Matlab tutorial from Univ of Utah (PDF file 213KB)
    Listing of Matlab files for this course sequence and codes (Web page)

    Some Lecture notes

    Introduction to Biological Data Analysis and Statistics
    Basic Descriptive Statistics
    Constructing Histograms and Regressions
    Linear Data Analysis and Correlations
    Exponential, Logarithms, Allometry and Plotting on Log Scale
    Logarithmic Graphs and Allometry (PDF file from Scott Duke-Sylvester)
    Introduction to Theory and Modeling in Biology (PDF file)
    Introduction to Matrices and Modeling
    Introduction to Eigenectors and Eigenvalues
    Main facts about Eigenectors and Eigenvalues and Introduction to Compartment Models
    Chance, Determinism and Biology: Introduction
    Discrete-Time Models in Biology

    References cited in lectures

    List of papers mentioned in lectures as examples of applications of math to life sciences

    Tutorial help

    Math Department Tutorial Center Home page
    Registration form for UTK Library Workshops including ones on the Web of Science and Biological Abstracts use


    Web resources related to mathematics and biology

    Society for Mathematical Biology
    Modules applying elementary mathematics to various topics in Geberal Biology
    Resources for Mathematics Education for Biology Students
    UTK Mathematical Life Sciences Page for Education
    How does Biology affect Mathematics? (Essay for Mathematics Awareness Month Home Page)
    Mathematics and Ecology (Essay for Mathematics Awareness Month Home Page)
    Exercises in Data Analysis - use of means, variances, histograms in analyzing body parts, peas in pods, etc. from Joel Levine and Thomas B. Roos at Dartmouth

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