1. Basics -- Part I. Models. 2. Biophysical mechanistic modeling : choosing the right model equations ; 3. Functioning in the changing cellular environment ; 4. When do feedback loops oscillate? -- Part II. Behaviors. 5. System-level modeling ; 6. Phase response curves ; 7. Eighteen principles of synchrony -- Part III. Analysis and computation. 8. Statistical and computational tools for model building : how to extract information from timeseries data ; 9. How to shift an oscillator optimally ; 10. Mathematical and computational techniques for multiscale problems.