This course is aimed at individuals who plan to, or who already working with epidemic and/or ecological models using ordinary differential equations and wish to learn the mathematical background of these models.

Topics covered include:

• the concept of differentiation and integration,
• ordinary differential equations (ODEs),
• the population growth ODE model with and without carrying capacity,
• equilibrium and steady states of ODES,
• numerical integration including Euler method,
• R packages for numerical integration,
• the predator-prey ODE model.

This course has tutor support. Use the Q&A box to ask questions.