A Guide to Numerical Modelling in Systems Biology

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-319-20058-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 168 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 4085 g

Reihe: Texts in Computational Science and Engineering

This book is intended for students of computational systems biology with only a limited background in mathematics. Typical books on systems biology merely mention algorithmic approaches, but without offering a deeper understanding. On the other hand, mathematical books are typically unreadable for computational biologists. The authors of the present book have worked hard to fill this gap. The result is not a book on systems biology, but on computational methods in systems biology. This book originated from courses taught by the authors at Freie Universität Berlin. The guiding idea of the courses was to convey those mathematical insights that are indispensable for systems biology, teaching the necessary mathematical prerequisites by means of many illustrative examples and without any theorems. The three chapters cover the mathematical modelling of biochemical and physiological processes, numerical simulation of the dynamics of biological networks and identification of model parameters by means of comparisons with real data. Throughout the text, the strengths and weaknesses of numerical algorithms with respect to various systems biological issues are discussed. Web addresses for downloading the corresponding software are also included.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Röblitz, Susanna

Deuflhard, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biomathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Numerische Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Mathematische Modellierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Outline.- ODE Models for Systems Biological Networks.- Numerical Simulation of ODE Models.- Parameter Identification in ODE Models.- Appendix.- Software.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Deuflhard, founder of ZIB and co-founder of MATHEON in Berlin, has written successful books in numerical analysis and scientific computing (three of them with Springer).
Susanna Röblitz is Head of the research group Computational Systems Biology at ZIB and professor for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics at FU Berlin.