Teaching
Gareth teaches the following courses. Note that because of Federation, all courses are open to students at both NJIT and Rutgers.
- Population Biology (Undergraduate)
- Ecology and Evolution of Disease (Undergraduate) — CURRENT
- Computational Ecology (Graduate)
- Statistical Methods for Research in the Life Sciences (Graduate)
Note to Rutgers students: NJIT courses do appear in the Rutgers schedule of classes, but usually at the end because they have a special school number. So make sure you you scroll all the way down.
POPULATION BIOLOGY (Undergraduate). NJIT MATH 372. 3 Credits.
Last taught by GJR: Fall 2007. Will next be taught by GJR: Unknown. This course may be taught by any one of a number of Math faculty.
An undergraduate course covering the basics of one-, two- and multi-species models. Topics covered include density-dependent models, chaos, metapopulations, disease models, predator-prey and competitive interactions.
Prerequisites: Calculus II.
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ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF DISEASE (Undergraduate). NJIT BIOL 368. RUTGERS 28:120:368. 3 Credits.
Currently being taught: Fall 2008. Will next be taught: Possibly Fall 2009, more likely Fall 2010.
An undergraduate course covering the basics of one-, two- and multi-species models. Topics covered include density-dependent models, chaos, metapopulations, disease models, predator-prey and competitive interactions.
Prerequisites: General Biology I and II.
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COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY (Graduate). NJIT BIOL 638. RUTGERS 48:120:638. 3 Credits.
Last taught: Spring 2007. Will next be taught by GJR: Spring 2009.
- Learn about ecological theories and models by exploring them in an interactive, visual environment.
- Learn to use Mathematica, a multi-purpose programming package.
- Adapt and apply what you’ve learned to your research.
This course is designed to be accessible to biology and ecology graduate students. This is not an “equations on chalkboard” course. As well as ecological theory, you will learn how to use a general-purpose computing package — a skill which will likely help you in your own research, whether you use it for design, analysis, or simply processing data.
Pre-requisites: Premission of instructor. I'm looking for a level of comfort with algebra and the concepts of calculus.
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STATISTICAL METHODS FOR RESEARCH IN THE LIFE SCIENCES (Graduate). Rutgers 26:120:588 (Special Topics in Advanced Ecology). 3 Credits.
Last taught: Spring 2008. Will next be taught: Spring 2010 (expected). Note that will probably be an NJIT course by then (but still open to all).
- Learn about ecological theories and models by exploring them in an interactive, visual environment.
Pre-requisites: Premission of instructor. I'm looking for a level of comfort with algebra and the concepts of calculus.