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Biological Clocks, Rhythms, and Oscillations The Theory of Biological Timekeeping

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By: Daniel B Forger(Author)
347 pages, 123 colour & b/w illustrations
Publisher: MIT Press
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An introduction to the mathematical, computational, and analytical techniques used for modeling biological rhythms, presenting tools from many disciplines and example applications
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  • Biological Clocks, Rhythms, and Oscillations ISBN: 9780262036771 Hardback Nov 2017 In stock
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All areas of biology and medicine contain rhythms, and these behaviours are best understood through mathematical tools and techniques. Biological Clocks, Rhythms, and Oscillations offers a survey of mathematical, computational, and analytical techniques used for modelling biological rhythms, gathering these methods for the first time in one volume. Drawing on material from such disciplines as mathematical biology, nonlinear dynamics, physics, statistics, and engineering, it presents practical advice and techniques for studying biological rhythms, with a common language.

The chapters proceed with increasing mathematical abstraction. Part I, on models, highlights the implicit assumptions and common pitfalls of modelling, and is accessible to readers with basic knowledge of differential equations and linear algebra. Part II, on behaviours, focuses on simpler models, describing common properties of biological rhythms that range from the firing properties of squid giant axon to human circadian rhythms. Part III, on mathematical techniques, guides readers who have specific models or goals in mind. Sections on "frontiers" present the latest research; "theory" sections present interesting mathematical results using more accessible approaches than can be found elsewhere. Each chapter offers exercises. Commented MATLAB code is provided to help readers get practical experience.

The book, by an expert in the field, can be used as a textbook for undergraduate courses in mathematical biology or graduate courses in modelling biological rhythms and as a reference for researchers.

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Daniel B. Forger is Professor in the Department of Mathematics and in the Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics at the University of Michigan.

Handbook / Manual
By: Daniel B Forger(Author)
347 pages, 123 colour & b/w illustrations
Publisher: MIT Press
NHBS
An introduction to the mathematical, computational, and analytical techniques used for modeling biological rhythms, presenting tools from many disciplines and example applications
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"Daniel Forger has written a must-read primer for anyone who studies biological timekeeping – circadian clock, cell cycles, and sleep/wake cycles. Read this book and learn from the very best."
– Hiroki R. Ueda, Professor, University of Tokyo, and Group Director, RIKEN

"This book is a 'must-read' for those interested in oscillators, modeling, and quantitative biology. Forger lays out his insight and advice on how to tackle complex dynamical systems in biology."
– Joseph S. Takahashi, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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