Math 1180 -- Mathematics for the life sciences II
Spring 2004
The Frontiers of Science lecture for Wednesday March 10 at 7:30pm in Aline
Wilmot Skaggs Biology Auditorium will be presented by Professor Chris Johnson
of the University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute. The
title of his talk is: "Computing the future of biomedicine."
The abstract for his talk is behind this link
Professor Johnson will give a live radio interview on KCPW 88.3 FM on
Tuesday, March 9 from 9:10-9:30am.
The Mathematics Undergraduate Colloquium for Tuesday, March 2 at 12:55pm in
room LCB 121 will be presented by Professor Fred Adler. The title of his talk is:
"Can ants do calculus? And if not, can they fake it?"
The abstract for his talk is behind this link
a schedule of
undergraduate mathematics colloquiums.
The February 6, 2004 issue of Science magazine contains a
special online collection: Mathematics in Biology
These articles, except those liested in Science's Next Wave should be
accessible from computers on the University of Utah network.
Some other review articles that might be of interest:
Computational Cell Biology in the Post-Genomic Era by Andre Levchenko
Excitable dendrites and spines: earlier theoretical insights elucidate
recent direct observations by Idan Segev and Wilfred Rall
Why is
Mathematical Biology so Hard? by Michael C. Reed
Syllabus
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
UPDATED HOMEWORK SETS
LABS
Class Schedule last updated February 23
Midterm 1 will take place Wednesday February 4 in class. Exam will be
open book plus a sheet of notes. No calculators or cell phones are needed and
hence will not be allowed for use on the exam.
Sample Midterm 1
Midterm 2 is scheduled to take place Monday March 8 in class. Exam will be
open book plus a sheet of notes. No calculators or cell phones are needed and
hence will not be allowed for use on the exam.
Sample Midterm 2
Midterm 3 is scheduled to take place Friday April 9 in class. Exam will be
open book plus a sheet of notes. No calculators or cell phones are needed and
hence will not be allowed for use on the exam.
Sample Midterm 3
Final Exam is scheduled to take place Thursday May 6 8:00am - 10:00am. Exam will be
open book plus a sheet of notes. No calculators or cell phones are needed and
hence will not be allowed for use on the exam.
Sample Final