Details of PH4209 (Spring 2025)
Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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PH4209 | Evolutionary Dynamics | Supratim Sengupta |
Syllabus |
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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 |
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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. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 2 | Elective |
2 | IP | 4 | Elective |
3 | IP | 6 | Not Allowed |
4 | MP | 2 | Not Allowed |
5 | MP | 4 | Not Allowed |
6 | MR | 2 | Elective |
7 | MR | 4 | Not Allowed |
8 | MS | 10 | Elective |
9 | MS | 4 | Not Allowed |
10 | MS | 6 | Not Allowed |
11 | MS | 8 | Elective |
12 | RS | 1 | Elective |
13 | RS | 2 | Elective |