Course Description
This course provides and introduction to the development of mathematical models of biological and ecological systems. We cover representation of, and approaches for, linear and nonlinear systems analysis, analysis of deterministic and stochastic systems, simulation of stochastic processes and model solution and analysis techniques.
Course Objectives
The student, upon completion of this course, should be able to:
- Formulate deterministic and statistical models describing biotic and abiotic relationships
- Apply a systems approach to conceptualizing biological/abiotic systems
- Translate a systems conceptualization into a mathematical description of the system
- Apply procedures for solving the mathematical systems description
- Analyze the resulting system response
- Apply methods for model validation, calibration and evaluation
- Work in a team context to design, implement, and evaluate a model in a group setting
This course is a foundation course in simulation modeling that provides a broad survey of applicable methodologies for modeling a broad range of biotic and abiotic relationships
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