ES 357 MATH MODELING IN ECOSYSTEMS
Dynamic simulation modeling of ecological processes. The role of models in science, the relationship of models to scientific theories, and methods for testing the performance of models against the real world. Survey of important models in ecology with a focus on the application of the simple concept of mass balance to simulate population, community and biogeochemical processes.
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Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture/discussion per week for ten weeks. Elective in the MBL Semester in Environmental Sciences.
Prerequisite
MAT 112; Computer Programming Experience or permission of the instructor.