"A wonderfully pedagogical introduction to mathematical modeling in
population biology: an ideal first course for biologists."--Simon
A. Levin, Princeton University
"This book is an amazing teaching resource for developing a
comprehensive understanding of the methods and importance of
biological modeling. But more than that, this book should be read
by every student of evolutionary biology and ecology so that they
can come to a deeper appreciation of the fundamental ideas and
models that underlie these fields."--Patrick C. Phillips,
University of Oregon
"There is an increasing use of mathematics throughout the
biological sciences, yet the training of most biologists still
woefully lacks crucial mathematical tools. Sally Otto and Troy Day
are themselves two masters at the deft use of theoretical models to
crystallize conceptual insights about ecological and evolutionary
problems, and in this wonderful book they make accessible to a
broad audience the essential mathematical tool kit biologists need,
both to read the literature and to craft and analyze models
themselves."--Robert D. Holt, University of Florida
"I am often asked by biologists to recommend a book on
mathematical modeling, but I must tell them that there is no single
good book that will guide them through the difficult first stages
of learning to make models. Otto and Day's book fills the gap. The
quality is high throughout, the scholarship is sound, the book is
comprehensive. The authors are both first-rate scientists. I think
this will be a classic."--Steven A. Frank, author of "Immunology
and Evolution of Infectious Disease"
"This book provides a general introduction to mathematical
modeling--in particular, topopulation modeling--in the biological
sciences. This past year I taught a 400-level course in
mathematical modeling of biological systems, and I had to do so
without a textbook because no adequate text existed. Otto and Day's
book would have met my needs beautifully. This book is an important
addition to the field."--Carl Bergstrom, University of
Washington
"This book has the ambitious and worthy goal of teaching
biologists enough about modeling and about mathematical methods to
be both intelligent consumers of models and competent creators of
their own models. Its concentration on the process of building
rather than analyzing models is its strongest point."--Frederick R.
Adler, author of "Modeling the Dynamics of Life: Calculus and
Probability for Life Scientists"
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