Quantitative Understanding in Biology
Q3-Q4 2014

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

Module I: Statistics

Tue 21-Jan: Welcome; Quantifying a Sample Distribution
Thu 23-Jan: Probability Density Functions and the Normal Distribution
Tue 28-Jan: Confidence Intervals and Contingency Tables
Thu 30-Jan: P-Values and Formal Statistical Tests
Tue 4-Feb: Statistical Power and Experimental Design
Thu 6-Feb: Multiple Hypothesis Testing and Non-Parametric Tests
Tue 11-Feb: no class
Thu 13-Feb: no class (recruitment days)
Tue 18-Feb: SPECIAL TOPICS FACULTY LECTURE: Dr. Glen Prusky
Thu 20-Feb: Statistics Computer Laboratory

Module II: Model Parameter Estimation

Tue 25-Feb: Correlation and Linear Regression
Thu 27-Feb: Fitting Model Parameters to Data
Tue 4-Mar: Quantitative Comparison of Models
Thu 6-Mar: SPECIAL TOPICS FACULTY LECTURE: Dr. Jason Mezey
Tue 11-Mar: Parameter Estimation Computer Laboratory

Intermission

Thu 13-Mar: TBA
Tue 18-Mar: no class
Thu 20-Mar: (4:00 PM - 7:00 PM; 2nd floor Ed Center rooms R+S): Midterm Exam

Module III: Linear Difference Equations and Linear Algebra

Tue 25-Mar: Introduction to Dynamic Systems and Linear Difference Equations
Thu 27-Mar: Periodic Behavior and Complex Eigenvalues
Tue 1-Apr: no class (spring break)
Thu 3-Apr: no class (spring break)
Tue 8-Apr: A First Look at Eigenvectors
Thu 10-Apr: Principal Component Analysis
Tue 15-Apr: Linear Difference Equations Laboratory

Module IV: Dynamical Systems and Ordinary Differential Equations

Thu 17-Apr: Representing Time Dependent Phenomena with ODEs
Tue 22-Apr: Stability and Linearization of ODEs -- part I
Thu 24-Apr: no class (du Vigneud symposium)
Tue 29-Apr: no class
Thu 1-May: Stability and Linearization of ODEs -- part II
Tue 6-May: ODE Laboratory
Thu 8-May: Introduction to Markov Chains and Hidden Markov Models
Tue 13-May: Fourier Transforms and Signal Processing
Thu 15-May: TBA

Conclusion

Tue 20-May: Students' final presentations
Thu 22-May: Students' final presentations
Tue 27-May: Students' final presentations
Thu 29-May: Students' final presentations
Tue 3-Jun: no class
Thu 5-Jun: (4:00 PM - 7:00 PM; 2nd floor Ed Center rooms R+S): Final Exam