Calculus for the Life Sciences: A Modeling Approach 1st edition

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James Cornette and Ralph Ackerman
Publisher: American Mathematical Society

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  • Chapter 1: Mathematical Models of Biological Processes
    • 1.1: Experimental data, bacterial growth (5)
    • 1.2: Solution to Pt + 1Pt = rPt (8)
    • 1.3: Experimental data: Sunlight depletion below the surface of a lake or ocean (2)
    • 1.4: Doubling time and half-life (11)
    • 1.5: Quadratic solution equations: Mold growth (4)
    • 1.6: Constructing a mathematical model of penicillin clearance (3)
    • 1.7: Movement toward equilibrium (9)
    • 1.8: Solution to the dynamic equation Pt + 1Pt = rPt + b (5)
    • 1.9: Light decay with distance
    • 1.10: Data modeling vs mathematical models (2)
    • 1.11: Summary
    • 1.12: Exercises for Chapter 1 (7)

  • Chapter 2: Functions as Descriptions of Biological Patterns
    • 2.1: Environmental sex determination in turtles (1)
    • 2.2: Functions and simple graphs (5)
    • 2.3: Function notation (12)
    • 2.4: Polynomial functions (1)
    • 2.5: Least squares fit of polynomial to data (2)
    • 2.6: New functions from old (11)
    • 2.7: Composition of functions (18)
    • 2.8: Periodic functions and oscillations (9)

  • Chapter 3: The Derivative
    • 3.1: Tangent to the graph of a function (19)
    • 3.2: Limit and rate of change as a limit (25)
    • 3.3: The derivative function, F' (16)
    • 3.4: Mathematical models using the derivative (6)
    • 3.5: Derivatives of polynomials, sum and constant factor rules (26)
    • 3.6: The second derivative and higher order derivatives (20)
    • 3.7: Left and right limits and derivatives; limits involving infinity (3)
    • 3.8: Summary
    • 3.9: Exercises for Chapter 3 (10)

  • Chapter 4: Continuity and the Power Chain Rule
    • 4.1: Continuity (13)
    • 4.2: The derivative requires continuity (2)
    • 4.3: The generalized power rule (3)
    • 4.4: Applications of the power chain rule (8)
    • 4.5: Some optimization problems (2)
    • 4.6: Implicit differentiation (6)
    • 4.7: Summary
    • 4.8: Exercises for Chapter 4 (7)

  • Chapter 5: Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
    • 5.1: Derivatives of exponential functions (7)
    • 5.2: The number e (16)
    • 5.3: The natural logarithm (7)
    • 5.4: The derivative of ekt (13)
    • 5.5: The derivative equation P' (t) = kP(t) (27)
    • 5.6: Exponential and logarithm chain rules (14)
    • 5.7: Summary (14)

  • Chapter 6: Derivatives of Products, Quotients and Compositions of Functions
    • 6.1: Derivatives of products and quotients (23)
    • 6.2: The chain rule (15)
    • 6.3: Derivatives of inverse functions (4)
    • 6.4: Summary (5)

  • Chapter 7: Derivatives of the Trigonometric Functions
    • 7.1: Radian measure (3)
    • 7.2: Derivatives of trigonometric functions (11)
    • 7.3: The chain rule with trigonometric functions (10)
    • 7.4: The equation y'' + ω2y (8)
    • 7.5: Elementary predator-prey oscillation (3)
    • 7.6: Periodic systems (4)

  • Chapter 8: Applications of Derivatives
    • 8.1: Some geometry of the derivative (8)
    • 8.2: Some traditional max-min problems (21)
    • 8.3: Life sciences optima (1)
    • 8.4: Related rates (9)
    • 8.5: Finding roots of f (x) = 0 (6)
    • 8.6: Harvesting of whales (3)
    • 8.7: Summary and review of Chapters 3 to 8 (18)

  • Chapter 9: The Integral
    • 9.1: Areas of irregular regions (6)
    • 9.2: Areas under some algebraic curves (12)
    • 9.3: A general procedure for computing areas (9)
    • 9.4: The integral (17)
    • 9.5: Properties of the integral (6)
    • 9.6: Cardiac output (4)
    • 9.7: Chlorophyll energy absorption

  • Chapter 10: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
    • 10.1: An example
    • 10.2: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (5)
    • 10.3: The Parallel Graph Theorem (4)
    • 10.4: The second form of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (8)
    • 10.5: Integral formulas (19)

  • Chapter 11: Applications of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Multiple Integrals
    • 11.1: Volume (8)
    • 11.2: Change the variable of integration (3)
    • 11.3: Center of mass (2)
    • 11.4: Arc length and surface area (5)
    • 11.5: The improper integral, (8)

  • Chapter 12: The Mean Value Theorem and Taylor Polynomials
    • 12.1: The Mean Value Theorem (6)
    • 12.2: Monotone functions; second derivative test for high points (6)
    • 12.3: Approximating functions with quadratic polynomials (7)
    • 12.4: Polynomial approximation anchored at 0 (4)
    • 12.5: Polynomial approximations to solutions of differential equations (2)
    • 12.6: Polynomial approximation at anchor a ≠ 0 (6)
    • 12.7: Accuracy of the Taylor polynomial approximations (4)

  • Chapter 13: Two Variable Calculus and Diffusion
    • 13.1: Partial derivatives of functions of two variables (13)
    • 13.2: Maxima and minima of functions of two variables (9)
    • 13.3: Integrals of functions of two variables (10)
    • 13.4: The diffusion equation ut (x, t) = c2uxx (x, t) (3)

  • Chapter 14: First Order Difference Equation Models of Populations
    • 14.1: Difference equations and solutions (26)
    • 14.2: Graphical methods for difference equations (6)
    • 14.3: Equilibrium points, stable and nonstable (6)
    • 14.4: Cobwebbing (7)
    • 14.5: Exponential growth and L'hôpital's rule (10)
    • 14.6: Environmental carrying capacity (6)
    • 14.7: Harvest of natural populations (6)
    • 14.8: An alternate logistic equation (5)

  • Chapter 15: Discrete Dynamical Systems
    • 15.1: Infectious diseases: The SIR model (9)
    • 15.2: Pharmacokinetics of penicillin (6)
    • 15.3: Continuous infusion and oral administration of penicillin (2)
    • 15.4: Solutions to pairs of difference equations (8)
    • 15.5: Roots equal to zero, multiple roots, and complex roots (3)
    • 15.6: Matrices (11)

  • Chapter 16: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems; Stable and Unstable Equilibria
    • 16.1: Equilibria of pairs of difference equations
    • 16.2: Stability of the equilibria of linear systems (12)
    • 16.3: Asymptotic stability of equilibria of nonlinear systems (3)
    • 16.4: Four examples of nonlinear dynamical systems (17)

  • Chapter 17: Differential Equations
    • 17.1: Differential equation models of biological processes (10)
    • 17.2: Solutions to differential equations (5)
    • 17.3: Direction fields (5)
    • 17.4: Phase planes and stability of constant solutions (9)
    • 17.5: Numerical approximations to solutions of differential equations (3)
    • 17.6: Synopsis (2)
    • 17.7: First order linear differential equations (8)
    • 17.8: Separation of variables (10)
    • 17.9: First order ordinary differential equation models (9)

  • Chapter 18: Second Order and Systems of Two First Order Differential Equations
    • 18.1: Constant coefficient linear second order differential equations (8)
    • 18.2: Stability and asymptotic stability of equilibria of pairs of autonomous differential equations (1)
    • 18.3: Two constant coefficient linear differential equations (6)
    • 18.4: Systems of two first order differential equations (3)
    • 18.5: Applications of Theorem 18.4.1 to biological systems (7)

  • Chapter A: Appendices
    • A.1: Summation notation
    • A.2: Mathematical induction
    • A.3: L'Hôpital's rule (4)
    • A.4: The arithmetic mean is greater than or equal to the geometric mean
    • A.5: Stability of equilibrium of an autonomous differential equation


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Chapter A: Appendices
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Chapter 1: Mathematical Models of Biological Processes
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Chapter 2: Functions as Descriptions of Biological Patterns
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Chapter 3: The Derivative
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Chapter 4: Continuity and the Power Chain Rule
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Chapter 6: Derivatives of Products, Quotients and Compositions of Functions
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Chapter 7: Derivatives of the Trigonometric Functions
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Chapter 8: Applications of Derivatives
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Chapter 9: The Integral
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Chapter 10: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
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Chapter 13: Two Variable Calculus and Diffusion
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Chapter 15: Discrete Dynamical Systems
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Chapter 16: Nonlinear Dynamical Systems; Stable and Unstable Equilibria
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Chapter 17: Differential Equations
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Chapter 18: Second Order and Systems of Two First Order Differential Equations
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