BIOMATH 210Optimization Methods in Biology
Biomathematics · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Survey of theory and numerical methods for discrete and continuous optimization, with applications from genetics, medical imaging, pharmacokinetics, and statistics.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 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: undergraduate mathematical analysis and linear algebra; familiarity with programming language such as Fortran or C. Modern computational biology relies heavily on finite-dimensional optimization.
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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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