Quantitative Understanding in Biology
Q3-Q4 2013

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Tuesdays, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Thursdays, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Physiology Conference Room (1300 York Avenue); 5th Floor; LC-504

Module I: Statistics

Thu 31-Jan: Welcome; Quantifying a Sample Distribution (lecture notes)
Tue 5-Feb: Probability Density Functions and the Normal Distribution (lecture notes)
Thu 7-Feb: Confidence Intervals and Contingency Tables (lecture notes)
Tue 12-Feb: P-Values and Formal Statistical Tests (lecture notes)
Thu 14-Feb: no class (recruitment days)
Tue 19-Feb: SPECIAL TOPICS FACULTY LECTURE: Dr. Glen Prusky
Thu 21-Feb: Statistical Power and Experimental Design (lecture notes)
Tue 26-Feb: Multiple Hypothesis Testing and Non-Parametric Tests (lecture notes)
Thu 28-Feb: Statistics Computer Laboratory (problem statement; data will be provided in class or via email upon request -- bring your laptop)

Module II: Model Parameter Estimation

Tue 5-Mar: Correlation and Linear Regression (lecture notes)
Thu 7-Mar: SPECIAL TOPICS FACULTY LECTURE: Dr. Jason Mezey (slides)
Tue 12-Mar: Fitting Model Parameters to Data (lecture notes)
Thu 14-Mar: Quantitative Comparison of Models (lecture notes)
Tue 19-Mar: Parameter Estimation Computer Laboratory (problem statement)

Intermission

Thu 21-Mar: no class -- Statistics lab due @ 11:59 PM
Tue 26-Mar: no class
Thu 28-Mar: (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM): Midterm Exam (prior midterm exams are available: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Tue 2-Apr: no class (spring break)
Thu 4-Apr: no class (spring break)

Module III: Linear Difference Equations and Linear Algebra

Tue 9-Apr: Introduction to Dynamic Systems and Linear Difference Equations (lecture notes)
Thu 11-Apr: Periodic Behavior and Complex Eigenvalues (lecture notes)
Tue 16-Apr: A First Look at Eigenvectors (lecture notes)
Thu 18-Apr: Principal Component Analysis (lecture notes)
Tue 23-Apr: Linear Difference Equations Laboratory (problem statement)
Thu 25-Apr:no class

Module IV: Dynamical Systems and Ordinary Differential Equations

Tue 30-Apr: Representing Time Dependent Phenomena with ODEs (lecture notes)
Thu 2-May: no class (du Vigneud symposium)
Tue 7-May Stability and Linearization of ODEs -- part I (lecture notes)
Thu 9-May: Stability and Linearization of ODEs -- part II (same notes as prior lecture)
Tue 14-May: ODE Laboratory (problem statement)
Thu 16-May: Introduction to Markov Chains and Hidden Markov Models (lecture notes)
Tue 21-May: Fourier Transforms and Signal Processing (lecture notes)

Conclusion

Thu 23-May: no class
Tue 28-May (starting at 3:45 PM): Students’ Final Project Presentations: 1) Ju, Chopra & Sabio; 2) Grinaway, Liang, Sandhu; 3) Boyle; 4) Sun & Eskries-Winkler; 5) Tao
Thu 30-May: Students’ Final Project Presentations: 1) Deh & Varshavsky; 2) Decker & Drysdale; 3) Ambrose; 4) Azimzadeh; 5) Barcia Duran; 6) Du & Pan
Tue 4-Jun: no class
Thu 6-Jun (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM): Final Exam -- prior final exams are available (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)