2008
           BIOLOGICAL SIMULATION TECHNIQUES: Schedule

                                                Text      Exercise
Date       Tentative Topic                      Reading   Deadline 
  
Jan 14 M   Modeling, course mechanics, labs     Intro     - - -
    16 W   BASIC, 4430graf.bas                  none      - - -

    23 W   Analytical Models                    Ch.1      - - -

    28 M   Simulations of Stable States         Ch.2      Ch.1
    30 W   Programming difficulties             - - -     - - -

Feb  4 M   Fitting Equations to Data            Ch.3      Ch.2
     6 W   Flowcharting and Debugging           Ch.4      - - -

    11 M   Numerical Integration                Ch.5      Ch.3
    13 M   Numerical Integration                Ch.5      - - -

    18 M   Biochemical Kinetics                 Ch.6      - - -
    20 W   Biochemical Kinetics                 Ch.6      - - -

    25 M   Simple Models of Populations         Ch.7      Ch.5 
    27 W   QUIZ (BASIC programming)             - - -     - - -

Mar  3 M   Models of Microbial Growth           Ch.8      Ch.6,7 
     5 W   Age-Specific Models of Populations   Ch.9      - - -

   10-12   Spring Break

    17 M   Population Genetics                  Ch.10     Ch.8,9
    19 W   Light and Photosynthesis             Ch.11     - - -

    24 M   Temperature and Biological Activity  Ch.12     Ch.10,11
    26 W   Biogeochemical Models                Ch.13     - - -

    31 M   Diffusion Models                     Ch.14     Ch.12,13
Apr  2 W   Compartmental Models of Physiology   Ch.15     - - -

     7 M   Matrix Methods in Simulation         Ch.16     Ch.14,15
     9 W   Models of Physiological Control      Ch.17     - - -

    14 M   Monte Carlo Methods                  Ch.18     Ch.16,17
    16 W   Simulating Sampling Processes        Ch.19     - - -

    21 M   Random Walks in Biology              Ch.20     Ch.18
    23 W   Conclusion; Catch-up                 - - -     - - -

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Apr 24 R   Last day for resubmittable exercises
Apr 30 W   Deadline for all exercises (12 noon)