Sunday, September 13, 2020

Why do I, as a Bio major, use calculus?

Why do I, as a Bio major, use calculus?

Derivatives can be used, for example, to:


Integrals can be used, for example, to:
  • Find the change of temperature over a given time interval
  • Find the voltage of brain neurons
  • Study the dispersal of seeds in the environment
  • Find the average rate of blood flow in the body 

Chain rule can be used, for example, to:

  • Find the effect of rainfall on a predator
  • Growth of tumors
Two good additional references:

http://www-eve.ucdavis.edu/sschreiber/reprints/MAA.pdf

https://math.msu.edu/bio/calculus.html

 

written by Dr. Hala King, Ph.D.