Modeling of Biological Phenomena

Introduction; Species population model; Competitive population model; Population and Evolution Genetics; Introduction to Mathematical Epidemiology; Deterministic Models; Stochastic Models; Models in Microparasites; Macroparasitic models; R0; Models in Vector-borne Diseases; Heterogeneities; Control Strategies; Fuzzy Logic in Epidemiology; Networks.

Basic Information

Workload
60 hours
Requirements
EDO

Mandatory:

  • Otto, SP. and Day, T. A Biologist’s Guide to Mathematical Modeling. Princeton University Press, 2007.
  • Vynnycky, E. and White, R. Infectious Diseases Modeling. Oxford University Press, 2010.
  • May RM. 1981. Theoretical Ecology, 2nd edition. Oxford. Blackwell Scientific Publications.

Complementary:

  • Murray, J.D. Mathematical Biology 3rd edition. Springer Verlag, 2002.
  • Infectious Diseases of Humans: Dynamics and Control by Roy M. Anderson and Robert M. May. Oxford UP. 1991
  • Frauenthal, J.C. Mathematical Modeling in Epidemiology. Springer-Verlag. 1980.
  • Dalley, D.J. and Gani, J. Epidemic Modeling. Cambridge UP. 1999.
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