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  Jul 19, 2025
 
2011-2012 USC Lancaster Bulletin 
    
2011-2012 USC Lancaster Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

MATH 172 - Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences

Credits: 3

Biological modeling with differential and difference equations; techniques of model modifications; analytic, numerical, and graphical solution methods; equilibria, stability, and long-term system behavior; geometric series; vectors, matrices, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors. Applications principally to population dynamics and compartment models.

Prerequisites: C or better in MATH 122 or MATH 141