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Modeling dynamic biological systems
- Date_TXT
- New York : Springer , 1997
- Cote
- 571.1 HAN
- Auteur
- Bruce Hannon, Matthias Ruth
- Type de document
- Livre
Description :
Models help us understand the nonlinear dynamics of real world processes by using the computer to mimic the actual forces that are known or assumed to result in a system's behavior. The complexity of biological systems, from cells to ecosystems, makes them particularly well suited to this method because the feedback processes governing them have made it difficult to identify natural laws describing their behavior.
This book does not require a substantial background in mathematics or computer science and encourages all students and scholars to actively incorporate modeling into their education and research.
Using STELLA and MADONNA software, Modeling Dynamic Biological Systems applies methods of computer modeling to real world phenomena in a wide range of topics from laboratory biology and ecology. The book includes sections on physical and biochemical processes, genetics, single and multiple population dynamics, and catastrophe and self organization.
STELLA and MADONNA run time software as well as computer files of sample models accompany the book on CD-ROM. STELLA software is compatible with both Macintosh and Windows based computers.