Bio-Mathematics- a Special Reference To Matrices

Abstract

Mathematics is one of the oldest organized disciplines of human knowledge with a continuous line of development spanning 5000 years or more. It originated from human curiosity and is an endless enterprise.

Mathematics is known as the “Queen of all Sciences’ as it provides solution techniques & increases the potentials of other disciplines like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, etc. In this era of scientific, industrial and I.T revolution, due attention to mathematics is essential for the progress of the world.

Mathematics permeates biology. However mathematics in biology is appreciated only when biologists start reading & doing research. Even today there are only a few mathematicians who are knowledgeable in biology & very few biologists know mathematics.

Mathematical biology is emerging very rapidly for today traditional academic boundaries require interdisciplinary approaches. Biological concepts and models are becoming more quantitative. For a progressive and fruitful research career in biology one must have requisite knowledge of biology, mathematics, and computer science. A conscious effort to learn the necessary mathematics via biological applications is the need of the hour.

Mathematical biology is an interdisciplinary scientific research field with a range of mathematical applications in biology, biotechnology, medicine etc.; Matrices, Linear algebra, Abstract algebra, Calculus, Differential equations, Graph theory, Statistics, Probability, Operations Research are some areas of Mathematics most commonly applied in Biology.