MATH 4 Applications of Calculus to Medicine and Biology

This course will establish the relevance of calculus to medicine. It will develop mathematical tools extending the techniques of introductory calculus, including some matrix algebra and solution techniques for first order differential equations. These methods will be used to construct simple and elegant models of phenomena such as the mutation of HIV, spread of infectious disease, and biological disposition of drugs and inorganic toxins, enzyme kinetics and population growth.

Prerequisite

MATH 3. Note: This is a sequel to MATH 3, but it does not cover the same material as MATH 8, and does not serve as a prerequisite for MATH 13. There is a version of this course suitable for major credit: see MATH 27.

Degree Requirement Attributes

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