Mathematical Biology Minor

In 2004, Joel E. Cohen published an essay in PLoS Biology titled “Mathematics is biology’s next microscope, only better; biology is mathematics’ next physics, only better.” (PLoS Biology 2(12); e439) The essay, as the title suggests, describes the growing importance of mathematical ideas and techniques in modern biology. With advances in technology, biologists are able to collect large and detailed sets of data from the molecular scale to the scale of whole ecosystems. Mathematics, statistics, and computer science provide the tools necessary to organize and analyze these data and place them into a coherent conceptual framework. Conversely, the complexity of biological data spanning large spatial and temporal scales has stimulated the development of mathematical and computational tools needed to address fundamental questions in biology just as physics stimulated progress in mathematics and continues to do so to this day.

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Contact Dr. Pam Ryan , pjryan@truman.edu

Mathbio Minor

Important Documents
Overview and Timeline — Here you will find the Catalog Description for the Mathematical Biology Minor and a suggested timeline for meeting the deadlines for submitting materials.

Learning Plan — The Learning Plan proposal form guides you in forming a committee and choosing the courses and research activities that will constitute your minor. Please view the sample learning plan and sample learning plan statement before submitting your learning plan proposal; the learning plan proposal must be submitted as a hard copy.

Proficiencies — Here you will find a description of each of the ‎proficiencies a student must demonstrate to earn the minor.

Portfolio Requirements — Here you will find an overview of the ‎ portfolio requirements as well as links to sample portfolio documents.

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Mathematical Biology Minor

Mathbio Minor