Mathematical Modeling for Biology

The main objective of the course is to provide the basic mathematical tools needed to properly describe some fundamental mechanism in biological phenomena. Therefore, the course mainly focuses on the modelling aspects of Mathematics; it does not deeply enter into the technical details of the proofs, but rather aims at highlighting the meaning of the mathematical concepts and their usefulness in studying Life Science problems. To reach this goal the course is organised into a set of traditional lessons, strictly linked to lab sessions where the students have the opportunity to experience the features of the provided tools, through the use of suitable software platforms (e.g. based on Python programming language).

At the end of the course, the students will have a basic knowledge of some fundamental tools to describe several biological phenomena. In addition, they will have acquired the ability to develop and implement simple quantitative models through the use of suitable software platforms.