MATH270

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Biological Clocks: How Organisms Keep Time

Mathematics Dept. A&S - Arts and Sciences

Subject

MATH

Catalog Number

270

Title

Biological Clocks: How Organisms Keep Time

Course Description

From sleep/wake cycles to flower openings to cell division and malaria infections, all organisms and cells display rhythmic behaviors. The course will focus on genetic and molecular networks that comprise clocks regulating cell division and circadian rhythms. Quantitative aspects of clock networks will be examined from the perspective of data analysis and dynamical systems models. Class will include lectures, primary literature readings, and in-class projects. Previously offered as Math 183. Recommended prerequisite: Math 112L or equivalent, and Biology 20, 21, 201L, or 203L.

Grading Basis

Graded

Consent (Permission Number)

No Special Consent Required

Min Units

1

Max Units

1

Lecture

Crosslisted Courses

General Education Curriculum Codes

(NS) Natural Sciences, (QS) Quantitative Studies