| Joseph M. Mahaffy |
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| Math 636: Mathematical Modeling | Fall 2017 |
Course Information for Math 636
This course develops basic concepts of mathematical modeling at the first year graduate level. Mathematical modeling uses a variety of mathematical techniques applied to various fields of science. My course will primarily have applications from the field of biological sciences, but other applications from physics and chemistry are included. The mathematical techniques will range from algebraic fitting techniques, dynamical systems, differential equations, linear algebra, probability theory, Monte Carlo simulations, and data analysis. Computers are used for most of the modeling examples with MatLab, Maple, and Excel, being the primary computer tools demonstated.
Details of the course and timelines are available on the HW Assignment page.
Faculty Teaching Math 636 - Fall 2017
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Joseph
Mahaffy
Professor, Biomathematics |
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| Lectures: 17:30-18:45 TTh in GMCS 328 | Office phone: 619-594-3743 |
| Office Hours: TH 14:00-15:50 and by Appointment | Fax: 619-594-6746 |
| Office location: GMCS 593 | E-mail: jmahaffy@mail.sdsu.edu |
Prerequisites
Math 254 and 337 or Math 342A and 342B or Eng 280.
No Textbook
Lecture Notes
are available online.
Lab
Manual (MatLab and Maple) and Lab
Manual (Excel and Maple) are being developed with much of
the first part completed and online.
Course Assessment and Grading
Grading weighting is subject to change depending on how the class is proceeding.
- Homework is 77%
of grade:
- Homework asignments, including WeBWorK
- Article Reviews are 5% of grade:
- Final Project is 18% of grade:
- Written Report (2/3 of this grade)
- Oral Presentation graded by students in class (1/3 of this grade)
The grade divisions are typically 85-100 is an A, 73-85 is a B, 62-73 is a C, 50-62 is a D, and below 50 is an F with + or - assigned near the boundary (within 3%).
The Syllabus has details on course policies.
For questions concerning the webpage contact Joseph Mahaffy.