Mathematical Biology - Nonlinear PDE Models

Rebecca Tyson (University of British Columbia - Okanagan)

Sep 3, 2025 — Dec 3, 2025

About the course

In this course we are learning to build and analyse nonlinear partial differential equation models. The focus of the course will be models of ecological systems, but the techniques learned apply broadly across application areas. We learn a wide variety of analytic, graphic, and simplification techniques which elucidate the behaviour of these mathematical models, whether or not a closed-form solution is available. By the end of the class, the students will be able to competently read and follow a research paper presenting and analysing a differential equation model from a wide variety of application areas. Broadly, the topics that we cover are applications of ecological applications of travelling waves, disease models, and pattern formation in reaction-diffusion and reaction-diffusion-chemotaxis models.

Registration

This course is available for registration under the Western Dean's Agreement. To register, you must obtain the approval of the course instructor and you must complete the Western Dean's agreement form , using the details below. The completed form should be signed by your home institution department and school of graduate studies, then returned to the host institution of the course.

Enrollment Details

Course Name
Mathematical Biology - Nonlinear PDE Models
Date
Sep 3, 2025 — Dec 3, 2025
Course Number
MATH559
Section Number
MATH_O 559
Section Code
**PLEASE NOTE**: This course is hosted at the _UBC Okanagan campus_. Requests for registration under the WDA should be directed to graduate admissions _at UBC Okanagan_

Instructor(s)

For help with completing the Western Dean’s agreement form, please contact the graduate student program coordinator at your institution. For more information about the agreement, please see the Western Dean's Agreement website

Other Course Details

Class Schedule

TBA

Remote Access

Lectures will be livestreamed via zoom. The lecturer will be writing on a whiteboard interspersed with pdf presentations. Lecture notes will be posted on Canvas.

Availability

This course may be open to students from universities outside of the PIMS network.

2025-2026