Relevant mathematical modelling efforts for understanding COVID-19 dynamics: an educational challenge.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the work described in this paper is to emphasize the importance of using mathematical models and mathematical modelling in order to be able to understand and to learn possible behaviours in epidemic situations such as that of the COVID-19 pandemic, besides suggesting modelling techniques with which to evaluate certain sanitary decisions and policies which do, in fact, affect society as a whole. The mathematical tools that are used derive from nonlinear systems of difference equations (possibly viable at a high school level, using spreadsheets or adequate software) as well as nonlinear systems of ordinary differential equations (therefore using mathematical tools and software well within the reach of undergraduate students of many courses). This purpose is accomplished by mot

SUBMITTER: Meyer JFCA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9716171 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature