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Mathematical Methods of Population Biology
Contributor(s): Hoppensteadt, Frank C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 052128256X     ISBN-13: 9780521282567
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $35.14  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1982
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Annotation: This introduction to mathematical methods that are useful for studying population phenomena is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and will be accessible to scientists who do not have a strong mathematics background. The material is graded in mathematical difficulty. The earlier parts of the book involve elementary diference equations while later chapters present topics that require more mathematical preparation. Models of total population and population age structure are first derived and studied, and then models of random population events are presented in terms of Markov chains. The last two chapters deal with mathematical methods used to uncover qualitative behaviour of more complicated difference equations. Each chapter begins with a simple model, usually of some historical interest, that defines the primary goals of the chapter. Exercises, for which solutions are provided, illustrate material in the text and also deal with models more advanced than those derived and studied in the text.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Applied
- Science | Life Sciences - Biology
- Science | Life Sciences - Ecology
Dewey: 574
LCCN: 81009977
Series: Cambridge Studies in Mathematical Biology
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.46 lbs) 160 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
 
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