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Mathematical Biology
Continuous Population Models, Exponential Growth and Logistic Population Model, Harvesting in Population models, Continuous Single-Species population, Models with delays, Models with distributed Delay, Models for interacting Species, Introduction and Mathematical Preliminaries, The Lotka-Volterra Equations, Equilibria and Linearization, Qualitative Behaviour of Solutions of Linear Systems, Periodic Solutions and limit Cycles. Continuous Models for Two Interacting Populations. Species in Competion, Predator-Prey systems, Kolmogorov Models, The Nature of Interactions Between Species, Invading Species and Coexistence. Harvesting in two species Models, Harvesting of Species in Competition, Harvesting of Prey-Predator Systems, Some Economic Aspects of Harvesting. Models for populations with Spatial Structure, Epidemic Models, The simple Kermack-McKendrick Epidemic Model, An SIR Model With a General Infectious Period. A Vaccination Model, Models for endemic diseases, A model for Diseases with no immunity, The SIR Model with Birth and Death.
Textbook: Brauer, Fred, Castillo-Chaves Carlos, mathematical Models in Population Biology and Epidemiology, Springer, 2012
References:
- Martcheva, Maia, An introduction to Mathematical Epidmiology, Springer, 2015.
- Brauer, Fred, van den Driessche, Pauline, Wu Jianhong, Mathematical Epidemiology, Springer, 2008
- Kuang, Y., Delay differential equations with applications in population dynamics, Academic Press, 1993.
- Lewis, M. A., Chaplain, M. A. J., Keener, J. P., Maini, Ph. K. (editors), Mathematical biology, AMS, 2009.
- Murray, J. D., Mathematical biology, I: An Introduction, 3rd Ed., Springer, 2007
Murray, J. D., Mathematical biology, II: Spatial models and biomedical applications, 3rd Ed., Springer, 2003.
Dynamical system I (not required, but useful)
Term Projects:20%
Midterm: 30%;
Exam date: Monday, 21th of Esfand
Final exam: 50%
Classes: S-M: 8:00-10:00 AM
Office hours: S-M: 10:00-11:30 AM