Teaching
Introduction to quantitative biology /
Quantitative principles in biological systems
The course aims to provide a common ruler for researchers from diverse backgrounds to reason about biological systems. Topics are organized around broadly applicable themes like how biological systems deal with noise or optimize functions. Model systems span across scales from chemotaxis to proteins and microbiomes. Emphasis is on active learning through building models and analyzing data together.
2026 Fall:
Chapter 3b slides | Chapter 3b notes
Problem set 3
Final project
Co-taught with and more info at Yifan Yang lab
2026 Spring:
Syllabus | Lecture 1 slides | Lecture 1 notes | Lecture 2 slides | Lecture 2 notes | Lecture 3 slides | Lecture 3 notes | Lecture 4 slides | Lecture 43/4 slides | Lecture 5 slides | Lecture 5 notes | Lecture 7 slides | Lecture 8 slides | Problem set 1 | Problem set 2 | Problem set 3 | Problem set 4 | Final project
2025 version:
Syllabus | Lecture 1 | Lecture 2 | Lecture 3 | Lecture 4 | Lecture 5 | Lecture 6 by Rui Fang | Lecture 7 | Lecture 8 | Lecture 9 by Jerry Wang | Lecture 10 | Lecture 11 | Lecture 13 by Yifan Yang | Lecture 14 | Problem set 1 | omega.txt | sizes.txt | Problem set 2 | growth_data.xlsx | Problem set 3 | hb.txt | seqs.txt | Problem set 4 | eco_data.xlsx | Final project