BIOMATH 202Biological Systems: Structure, Function, Evolution
Biomathematics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Introduction to concepts, equations, and approximations that describe structure and function of biological systems, evolutionary principles, and network design and dynamics. Topics include cancer initiation and progression, gene expression, epistasis, response to fluctuating environments, network structure, and functional traits.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Preparation: knowledge of calculus, differential equations, and partial differential equations.
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Requires
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Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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