Batschelet E. Introduction to Mathematics for Life Scientists

Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York , 1973. — 509 p. — ISBN: 354006544XA few decades ago mathematics played a modest role in life sciences. Today, however, a great variety of mathematical methods is applied in biology and medicine. Practically every mathematical procedure that is useful in physics, chemistry, engineering, and economics has also found an important application in the life sciences.
The past and present training of life scientists does by no means reflect this development. However, the impact of the fast growing number of applications of mathematical methods makes it indispensable that students in the life sciences are offered a basic training in mathematics, both on the undergraduate and the graduate level. This book is primarily designed as a textbook for an introductory course. Life scientists may also use it as a reference to find mathematical methods suitable to their research problems. Moreover, the book should be appropriate for self-teaching. It will also be a guide for teachers. Numerous references are included to assist the reader in his search for the pertinent literature.Real Numbers
Sets and Symbolic Logic
Relations and Functions
The Power Function and Related Functions
Periodic Functions
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions I
Graphical Methods
Limits
Differential and Integral Calculus
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions II
Ordinary Differential Equations
Functions of Two or More Independent Variables
Probability
Matrices and Vectors
Complex Numbers