Mathematical biology : a very short introduction
Maini, Philip K.2025
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Why are English Premier League football shirt patterns very similar to animal coat markings? And what do invasive species have in common with cancer cells in the body? Mathematical biology develops models which answer these questions, as they are applied to processes from the spread of a gene in a population, to predator-prey dynamics in an ecosystem, to the growth of tumours. Philip K. Maini describes the art of modelling, what it is, why we do it, and illustrates how the abstract way of thinking that is the essence of mathematics enables us to transfer knowledge from one area of research to another. Using numerous examples, he explains how the same fundamental ideas have been used in different fields, and shows how mathematics is the language of science.
Main title:
Mathematical biology : a very short introduction / Philip K. Maini.
Author:
Maini, Philip K., author
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.
Collation:
144 pages ; 18 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780198854630 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
570.151570.151 MAIN570.151 MAI
Language:
English
BRN:
9014391
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