Undergraduate mathematics for the life sciences: models, processes, and directions

by Carpenter, Jenna P. Comar, Timothy D. Ledder, Glenn

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Full title :Undergraduate mathematics for the life sciences : models, processes, and directions / edited by Glenn Ledder, Jenna P. Carpenter and Timothy D. Comar.

Summary

There is a gap between the extensive mathematics background that is beneficial to biologists and the minimal mathematics background biology students acquire in their courses. The result is an undergraduate education in biology with very little quantitative content. New mathematics courses must be devised with the needs of biology students in mind. In this volume, authors from a variety of institutions address some of the problems involved in reforming mathematics curricula for biology students. The problems are sorted into three themes: Models, Processes, and Directions. It is difficult for mathematicians to generate curriculum ideas for the training of biologists so a number of the curriculum models that have been introduced at various institutions comprise the Models section. Processes deals with taking that great course and making sure it is institutionalized in both the biology department (as a requirement) and in the mathematics department (as a course that will live on even if the creator of the course is no longer on the faculty). Directions looks to the future, with each paper laying out a case for pedagogical developments that the authors would like to see.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Mathematical Association of America
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (S. :) : ill.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781614443162, 1614443165, 9780883851913, 0883851911
DOI:10.5948/UPO9781614443162
oclc:ocn895440221
LC Classification:QH323.5
Dewey Decimal:570.1/51

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