Modeling Tutorial

• Block diagrams  - Families of equations can be displayed pictorially using block diagrams.
• Basic mathematical concepts  - Functions, powers, factorials, exponentials and natural logarithms are found in many biological models.
• Differential equations - theory - Fundamental parts of dynamic systems are rates of change (derivatives) and accumulated rates of change (integrals).
• Differential equations- applications - Time delays and adaptation are two useful applications of differential equations,
• Basic physiological concepts - Many basic physiological concepts have a mathematical underpining.
• Model building blocks  - Some mathematical concepts appear again and again in biological models.