Modeling in
Mathematical
Biology
MAP4484/5489
Semester: Spring 2012
Instructor: Maia Martcheva
Office: 469 Little Hall
E-mail: maia@ufl.edu
Course Meetings: MWF 9:35 -10:25 (Period 3) LIT 127
Office Hours: MWF Period 5
or by appointment
Note: You can read more details about the
class from the syllabus. There will be one midterm exam and one final.
Exam Schedule: Midterm Exam: February 29, 2012 (in class)
Final Exam (comprehensive): April 25, 2012 (in class).
Some old tests which were take-home are given below.
Homework assignements for Spring 2012:
Grading: The
midterm is worth 100 points. The final is worth 150 points.
You are expected to take the exams during the scheduled time.
Make-up exams will
not be given. There will be several homework assignments whose total
will be rescaled to 50 points. For the graduate students the total on
the tests and homeworks will
be 80% of their final grade. The remaning 20% will be based on a
presentation and term paper written on the presentation.
Attendance will have no impact on grade if you miss up to 4 classes.
For each additional class missed the grade will be reduced.
Final Office Hour: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 2:00-3:30 pm.
Mathematica Tools: Here are some web-sites that will help you get started and use Mathematica: