Schedule
- Week Zero
- Friday, September 12, 2014.
- Week One
- Tuesday, September 16, 2014.
- Read chapters 1 and 2 of Booth, et al.
- Do these python
exercises.
[python code]
- In class we will discuss the reading, continue with the
cooling coffee example, and talk about lists in python.
- Wednesday, September 17, 2014.
- Read chapters 3 and 4 of Booth, et al.
- In class I will present Euler's method for solving
differential equations.
- Optional videos on Euler's method:
[Video
1]
[Video
2]
[Video 3]
[Video 4]
[Video 5]
- Friday, September 19, 2014.
- Week Two
- Tuesday, September 23, 2014.
- Numpy and plotting in python.
- Introduction to compartmental models.
- Wednesday, September 24, 2014.
- Friday, September 26, 2014.
- Week Three
- Tuesday, September 30, 2014
- SIR Model and non-dimensionalizing an ODE
- Euler's Method for systems of ODEs
- Overview of Runge-Kutta methods
[python code]
- Wednesday, October 1, 2014
- Friday, October 3, 2014
- Terminology, existence and uniqueness theorems
- Introduction to Lotka-Volterra equations
- Week Four
- Tuesday, October 7, 2014
- Discussion of scientific presentations
- Wednesday, October 8, 2014
- Read Chapter 6 of Booth, et al
- Friday, October 10, 2014
- Week Five
- Week Six
- Week Seven