Mathematical Modelling in Biology - Enzyme Kinetics and Perturbation Theory - Lecture 2
Explore enzyme kinetics and perturbation theory in this 58-minute Oxford Mathematics 2nd Year Student Lecture. Delve into the analysis of chemical reactions, focusing on the classic Michaelis-Menten enzyme-substrate reaction using separation of timescales. Learn how to apply perturbation analysis to derive inner and outer solutions, and discover methods for simplifying complex biological systems. Gain valuable insights into mathematical modeling in biology as Professor Philip Maini guides you through this advanced topic. Access additional lectures in the series through the provided playlist links, and understand how this lecture fits into Oxford's mathematics curriculum, which includes follow-up tutorials for first and second-year students and classes for third and fourth-year students.