can u tell me what are the fields between maths and bio?

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   BMC is a pioneering project linking biology and mathematics in the high schools. It provides an opportunity for high school teachers, writers, researchers, and others to get in on the ground floor of developing innovative classroom materials. The materials will consist of modules that can be flexibly adapted for use in a variety of courses at a variety of grade levels in both biology and mathematics. The project is run by DIMACS at Rutgers University in collaboration with the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) and Colorado State University (CSU). DIMACS has become recognized as a world leader in research and education in bioinformatics, computational biology, and mathematical epidemiology; COMAP has become the recognized leader in the production of cross-disciplinary educational materials; CSU faculty have become internationally known for their evaluation of educational programs.
   Increasingly, many biological phenomena are being viewed as involving the processing of information. Modern computer and information science have played an important role in such major biological accomplishments as sequencing the human genome, and are of fundamental importance in the rapidly-evolving concept of "digital biology." On the other hand, biological ideas can inspire new concepts and methods in information science. More and more, undergraduate and graduate students are being exposed to this interplay between the mathematical and biological sciences.
   
   High schools, however, have done little to develop interconnections between the biological and mathematical sciences. Introducing high school students to these interconnections will enhance the study of both disciplines. Students interested in biology will realize the importance of understanding modern mathematics and computer science. New horizons will be opened for those who find mathematics interesting, but wonder how it might be useful. Rapidly developing opportunities for further study will be revealed and new career opportunities will be suggested. To achieve these ends, it is critical to have available for teachers to use in their classes curricular materials that highlight the interconnections between the mathematical and biological sciences. That is the principal goal of the BMC program. Moreover, we need to train teachers to use these new materials, and this will involve exposing them to the interface between the disciplines. Teachers from different disciplines need to learn each others' language, open lines of communication, and develop new approaches for introducing cross-disciplinary topics.

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