Details of PH4209 (Spring 2025)
| Level: 4 | Type: Theory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| PH4209 | 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 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |