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Mathematical-Biological Seminar - MS107021
Title: Matematicko-biologický seminář
Czech title: Matematicko-biologický seminář
Guaranteed by: Department of Philosophy and History of Science (31-107)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2023
Semester: both
E-Credits: 2
Hours per week, examination: 0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: yes
Virtual mobility / capacity: yes / unlimited
Key competences: 4EU+ Flagship 3
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Additional information: https://www.math.cas.cz/index.php/events/seminar/14
Note: enabled for web enrollment
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: Mgr. Jindřich Brejcha, Ph.D.
Karolína Korvasová, M.Sc., Dr. rer. nat.
Teacher(s): Mgr. Jindřich Brejcha, Ph.D.
Karolína Korvasová, M.Sc., Dr. rer. nat.
Annotation
Last update: Mgr. Jindřich Brejcha, Ph.D. (31.08.2023)
The Mathematical-Biological Seminar aims to bring together students and researchers from Biology and Mathematics by participation in interesting lectures.

The seminar is every Tuesday at 13:00 at Faculty of Science, Charles University, Dpt. Philosophy and History of Science, room p26 (ground floor, from the entrance to the building to the right), Viničná 7, Prague 2

Updates and abstract of upcoming talks together with ZOOM link provided each week at: https://www.math.cas.cz/index.php/events/seminar/14

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with the organizers brejcha@natur.cuni.cz or karolina.korvasova@mff.cuni.cz
Literature
Last update: Mgr. Jindřich Brejcha, Ph.D. (31.08.2023)

d'Arcy, W. Thompson. On growth and form. Cambridge university press, 1942

Edelstein-Keshet, Leah. Mathematical models in biology. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2005.

Kauffman, Stuart A. The origins of order: Self-organization and selection in evolution. Oxford University Press, USA, 1993.

Maturana, Humberto R., and Francisco J. Varela. The tree of knowledge: The biological roots of human understanding. New Science Library/Shambhala Publications, 1987.

Müller, Gerd B., and Stuart A. Newman. Origination of organismal form: the forgotten cause in evolutionary theory. na, 2003.

Murray, James D. Mathematical Biology: I. An Introduction. Vol. 17. Springer Science & Business Media, 2007.

Murray, James D. Mathematical Biology: II: Spatial Models and Biomedical Applications. Vol. 3. New York: springer, 2003.

Otto, Sarah P., and Troy Day. A biologist's guide to mathematical modeling in ecology and evolution. Princeton University Press, 2007.

Strogatz, Steven H. Nonlinear dynamics and chaos with student solutions manual: With applications to physics, biology, chemistry, and engineering. CRC press, 2018.

Ross, Don, James Ladyman, David Spurrett, and John Collier. "Everything must go. Metaphysics naturalized." (2006).

Requirements to the exam
Last update: Mgr. Jindřich Brejcha, Ph.D. (31.08.2023)
The only condition to successfully finish this course is attending the seminar. To be active during post-lecture discussions is very welcome.
Syllabus
Last update: Mgr. Jindřich Brejcha, Ph.D. (12.01.2024)

The program of the seminar is published at the beginning of each semester. The individual talks focus on various aspects of biology while presenting various theoretical aspects via mathematical methods. Suggestions for prospective speakers are welcome. Also, if any of the participants would like to present hers/his own work we would be grateful for such an effort.

Traditionally seminar focuses on ideas proposed by Alan Turing (emergence of spatial patterns). However, other morphological, ecological, and evolutionary models, and their application in biology, medicine, ecology, and evolutionary biology are considered.

The main aim of the seminar is to bring closer students and researchers of biology and mathematics and introduce novel research in the field of mathematical biology to students. No specific knowledge of formal aspects of the methods is required, even though in it may be helpful to understand some more advanced talks. However, even beginners (especially those interested to deepen their understanding of theoretical biology and mathematical approaches to study organic life) are very welcome.


The only condition to successfully finish this course is attending the seminar. To be active during post-lecture discussions is very welcome.

Program for the summer semester 2024 will be announced soon. The seminars will be at 13:00 every Tuesday on these dates:

20/2 2024
27/2 2024
5/3 2024
12/3 2024
19/3 2024
26/3 2024
2/4 2024
9/4 2024
16/4 2024
23/4 2024
30/4 2024
7/5 2024
14/5 2024
21/5 2024

 
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