Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
MAT42820121310MATHEMATİCAL MODELLİNG-IIElective485
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
1. To establish and solve mathematical models of real-life problems 2. To develop techniques for analysing ordinary and partial differential equations. 3.To obtain solutions to various problems in medicine and biology using these techniques and to interpret the biological meaning of these solutions.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr. Aytül Gökçe
Learning Outcomes
1Students will develop the right thinking and the ability to comment and students will gain basic knowledge about modelling
2Students will gain skills and knowledge to engage in interdisciplinary studies to work with multiple departments
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Basic ordinary differential equation information
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
In this course , various problems particularly population dynamics, epidemic diseases, chemical reactions, biological pattern formation through ordinary and partial differential equation techniques and modeling and simulating these problems as well as analysing of their solutions will be taught.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to mathematical modeling
2SIR epidemik modeli
3Examining the virus transmission coefficient in infectious diseases
4Workshop (model simulastions)
5The topic of non-dimensionalization in disease models
6Mathematical investigation of infection control in diseases
7Vaccination effect in modeling infectious diseases
8Midterm exam
9Modeling and Biochemical reaction kinetics
10Michaelis menten kinetics, Hill Function
11Mathematical models of one-sided and double-sided reactions
12Workshop (model simulations)
13Mathematical modeling with delayed differential equations
14Stability analysis in delayed differential equations
15Workshop (model simulations)
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1. D.S. Jones and B.D. Sleeman. Differential Equations and Mathematical Biology. George Allen and Unwin (1983) 2. Allen, L.J.S., An Introduction to Mathematical Biology, Pearson, 2007. 3. L. Edelstein-Keshet. Mathematical models in biology. McGraw-Hill, New York (1988).
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination166
Final Examination166
Quiz31236
Individual Study for Homework Problems31236
Individual Study for Mid term Examination31236
Individual Study for Final Examination31236
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)156
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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