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Can someone give me ideas for specific examples that might motivate biology/chemistry students to learn basic calculus ( limits, derivatives and basic integrals and theorems such as Lagrange's, Rolle's ,etc... )

Thanks in advance !

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    Modelling population dynamics, diffusion (e.g. Fick's law), model of Lotka-Volterra and many more.2012-10-16
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    Is there a real need to motivate basic calculus for chemistry students? I mean the whole concept of rate and equilibrium is based on calculus.2012-10-16
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    Thanks ! Any other examples?2012-10-16
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    I think that _anything_ from those fields would be an example. Are there any counterexamples (i.e., chemical or biological processes that calculus does not help us understand?)2012-10-16
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    @TrevorWilson That's certainly the attitude we should have, although understandably there are subjects which calculus really doesn't contribute much towards. For example, it doesn't take any amount of mathematics to get a rather thorough understanding of DNA translation and transcription. (Although interestingly, knot theory does play a role if you consider for example, the action of Topoisomerase)2012-10-16

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