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. 2013 Summer;12(2):124–128. doi: 10.1187/cbe.13-03-0057

Table 2.

Resources for integrating mathematics and biology

Name Description Website
Modeling the Dynamics of Life: Calculus and Probability for the Life Sciences (textbook) Examines mathematics in diverse biology fields. Connects principles of central biological concepts with an emphasis on modeling and mathematics.
Calculus for Life Sciences: A Modeling Approach (online textbooks) Free online texts to cover concepts without and with calculus. http://cornette.public.iastate.edu/CLS.html
Undergraduate Mathematics for Life Sciences: Models, Process, and Directions (book) A collection of courses from diverse institutions portraying varied attempts to integrate mathematics and biology www.math.unl.edu/∼gledder1/MathBioEd/MAANotes_Preface_TOC_Intro.pdf
ESTEEM Modules in Excel that allow students to explore and learn concepts that have transformed contemporary biological practice http://bioquest.org/esteem
Numbers Count Emphasizes biological problem solving with contemporary biological problems using real data http://bioquest.org/numberscount
Bedrock Inquiry-based approach to use bioinformatics for solving biological questions http://bioquest.org/bedrock/problem_spaces
University of California–Davis Quantitative Computer Labs Computer labs covering a variety of biological topics http://biosci3.ucdavis.edu/qcourses
Society for Mathematical Biology Upcoming 2013 annual meeting at Arizona State University http://math.asu.edu/SMB2013