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Math & Bio 2010: Linking Undergraduate Disciplines

Math & Bio 2010
Linking Undergraduate Disciplines
 

Lynn Arthur Steen, Editor

Foreword vii
Introduction xi

Challenges, Connections, Complexities: Educating for Collaboration

John Jungck, Beloit College (Biology)

1

The “Gift” of Mathematics in the Era of Biology

Lynn Arthur Steen, St. Olaf College (Mathematics)

13

A Quantitative Approach to the Biology Curriculum: Issues to Consider

Robert Yuan, University of Maryland (Biology)

27

Visualization Techniques in the New Biology 

Maria E. Alvarez, El Paso Community College (Biology)

35

Building the Renaissance Team

Carol A. Brewer, University of Montana (Biology)

and Daniel Maki, Indiana University (Mathematics)

45

Bioinformatics and Genomics 

Julius H. Jackson, Michigan State University (Biology)

51

Adapting Mathematics to the New Biology 

Leah Edelstein-Keshet, University of British Columbia (Mathematics)

63

Computer Science and Bioinformatics

Paul Tymann, Rochester Institute of Technology (Computer Science), et al.

75

Building Connections in Research Universities 

Wendy Katkin, Reinvention Center, SUNY-Stony Brook

and Gayle Reznik, Reinvention Center, SUNY-Stony Brook

83

Quantitative Initiatives in College Biology

Debra Hydorn, University of Mary Washington (Mathematics), Stokes Baker, University of Detroit

Mercy (Biology), and Jeffe Boats, University of Detroit Mercy (Mathematics)

101

Bibliography of Books for Mathematical Biology, Bioinformatics, & Biostatistics

121

Appendix 1: Research and Education in Mathematics and Biology 

137
Appendix 2: Web Resources for Bioinformatics, Computational Science,
Mathematical Biology, and Scientific Visualization 
143

Appendix 3: Comap Modules

157

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