{"product_id":"a-biologists-guide-to-mathematical-modeling-in-ecology-and-evolution-9780691123448","title":"A Biologist's Guide to Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, biologists could get by with a rudimentary grasp of mathematics and modeling. Not so today. In seeking to answer fundamental questions about how biological systems function and change over time, the modern biologist is as likely to rely on sophisticated mathematical and computer-based models as traditional fieldwork. In this book, Sarah Otto and Troy Day provide biology students with the tools necessary to both interpret models and to build their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book starts at an elementary level of mathematical modeling, assuming that the reader has had high school mathematics and first-year calculus. Otto and Day then gradually build in depth and complexity, from classic models in ecology and evolution to more intricate class-structured and probabilistic models. The authors provide primers with instructive exercises to introduce readers to the more advanced subjects of linear algebra and probability theory. Through examples, they describe how models have been used to understand such topics as the spread of HIV, chaos, the age structure of a country, speciation, and extinction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ecologists and evolutionary biologists today need enough mathematical training to be able to assess the power and limits of biological models and to develop theories and models themselves. This innovative book will be an indispensable guide to the world of mathematical models for the next generation of biologists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eA how-to guide for developing new mathematical models in biology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides step-by-step recipes for constructing and analyzing models \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eInteresting biological applications \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores classical models in ecology and evolution \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuestions at the end of every chapter \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrimers cover important mathematical topics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eExercises with answers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eAppendixes summarize useful rules \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli\u003eLabs and advanced material available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah P. Otto, Troy Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.02h x 8.38w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691123448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah P. Otto\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Zoology at the University of British Columbia. \u003cb\u003eTroy Day\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Mathematics and Biology at Queen's University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40540835414131,"sku":"9.78069E+12","price":161.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_92b6d82c-e956-49af-9d44-dcb8c9280708.jpg?v=1666790999","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-biologists-guide-to-mathematical-modeling-in-ecology-and-evolution-9780691123448","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}