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Cellular Biophysics and Modeling
Analyzing Network Data in Biology and Medicine
A Primer on the Computational Biology of Excitable Cells
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An Interdisciplinary Textbook for Biological, Medical and Computational Scientists
Greg Conradi Smith College of William and Mary, Virginia
An integrated guide to cellular biophysics and nonlinear dynamics, introducing students to the mathematical modeling of excitable cells. It combines empirical physiology and mathematical theory to present key interdisciplinary tools, highlighting how quantitative approaches can complement and advance bench research. Contents: Part I. Models and Odes; Part II. Passive Membranes; Part III. Voltage-Gated Currents; Part IV. Excitability and Phase Planes; Part V. Oscillations and Bursting. ‘In this text, Conradi Smith does an excellent job of teaching students with no mathematical training beyond calculus how to use differential equations to understand the basic principles of cell physiology and excitability. He skilfully walks students through the steps of modeling and analysis, all the while working to develop intuition and insight into how things work. His emphasis on computational methods for solution as well as graphical and geometrical means for interpretation enables him to communicate complex ideas in understandable ways. Furthermore, his patience and attention to detail will be appreciated by those students who have not had extensive exposure to the art of mathematical modeling. This text is a wonderful addition to the mathematical biology textbook literature.’ James P. Keener, University of Utah
Edited by Nataša Pržulj University College London and Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Bringing together leading experts in the field of network data analysis, this text introduces biological concepts and biotechnologies producing the data, graph and network theory, cluster analysis and machine learning. Using real-world biological and medical examples, applications of these theories are discussed and creative thinking is encouraged in the analysis of such complex network data sets. 2019 247 x 174 mm 643pp 196 b/w illus. 42 tables 978-1-108-43223-8 Paperback £39.99 / US$49.99 For all formats available, see
www.cambridge.org/9781108432238
2019 247 x 174 mm 394pp 21 b/w illus. 248 colour illus. 6 tables 978-1-107-00536-5 Hardback £94.99 / US$125.00 978-0-521-18305-5 Paperback £38.99 / US$49.99 For all formats available, see
www.cambridge.org/9781107005365
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