Abstract

KATO, Lilian Akemi  and  BELLINI, Marta. Atribuição de significados biológicos às variáveis da equação logística: uma aplicação do cálculo nas ciências biológicas. Ciência educ. [online]. 2009, vol.15, n.01, pp.175-188. ISSN 1516-7313.

This article presents, as a main objective, a methodological proposal for the teaching of Calculus in Biology courses. It highlights the attribution of biological meanings to variables and parameters in mathematical models within the study of population dynamics. Logistic equations have been used as a mathematical model that characterizes several types of population growth and other complexities of the biological phenomenon which may be better explained through mathematical concepts related to Differential Calculus. The relationship between Calculus and Biology may contribute towards the comprehension of complex biological phenomena that may be explained through simple mathematical equations.

Keywords : Calculus; Biology; Differential Equation; Logistic Equation.

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