Computational Methods for Biological Modeling and Simulation

Catalog description

This course covers a variety of computational methods important for modeling and simulation of biological systems. It is intended for graduates and advanced undergraduates with either biological or computational backgrounds who are interested in developing computer models and simulations of biological systems. The course will emphasize practical algorithms and algorithm design methods drawn from various disciplines of computer science and applied mathematics that are useful in biological applications. The general topics covered will be models for optimization problems, simulation and sampling, and parameter tuning. Course work will include problem sets with significant programming components and independent or group final projects. Prerequisites: ( 15-112 or 02-120 or 15-110 or 02-601 ) and ( 21-325 or 02-680 or 36-218 or 36-219 or 36-235 or 36-217 or 15-259 or 36-225 )