Details of ID4110 (Autumn 2013)

Level: 4 Type: Theory Credits: 3.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
ID4110 Evolutionary Dynamics Supratim Sengupta

Syllabus
Course Outline: Introduction to evolutionary ideas; Fitness Landscapes, Sequence spaces, Quasi-species equation; Population genetics; Evolution in finite populations; Evolutionary Games; Games in finite populations; Evolutionary Graph Theory; Spatial Games; Evolutionary dynamics in the context of viral evolution, cancer and HIV etc.

Prerequisites: Computer programming

References
Evolutionary Dynamics:Exploring the equations of life by Martin Nowak, Evolution and the theory of games by John Maynard Smith, Population Genetics: A Concise Guide by John Gillespie.

Course Credit Options

Sl. No.ProgrammeSemester NoCourse Choice
1 IP 1 Elective
2 IP 3 Elective
3 MS 7 Elective
4 RS 1 Elective