Using normal mode analysis in teaching mathematical modeling to biology students
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Using normal mode analysis in teaching mathematical modeling to biology students
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0973-5348,1760-6101
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/20116615