Calendar

HC 399 -- Winter 2008 Calendar

  Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri
Jan

7

8

Intro to Class

Modeling and Simulation in Ecology

Classes begin

9

10

Jackson et. al. Paper Discussion

Guest Faculty: Julia Jones

11
Jan

14

15

Single Species Population Dynamics
Exponential and Logistic Growth
Structured Population Dynamics

16

17

Heppell et. al. Paper Discussion

Guest Faculty: Selina Heppell

Assignment # 1 posted

18

Jan

21

22

Numerical Simulation of Models

23

24

Atkinson Paper Discussion

Guest Faculty: Nathan Gibson

25
Jan

28

29

Population Dynamics of Interacting Species
Host Parasitoid Models

Assignment # 1 Due

30

31

Hassell Chapter 2 Discussion

Guest Faculty: Peter McEvoy

Assignment # 2 posted

Feb 1
Feb

4

5

Predator Prey and Lotka Volterra Models

6

7

Predator Prey Paper Discussion by Vandermeer and Goldberg
Guest Faculty: Enrique Thomann

8
Feb

11

12

Modeling of Infectious Diseases
SIR Models

13

14

Borer et al., Paper Discussion
Guest Faculty: Elizabeth Borer

Assignment # 2 Due

15
Feb

18

19

Qualitative Analysis of Epidemic Models
Computation of R0, Stability, Equlibria
Assignment # 3 posted

20

21

Orme and Rossignol Paper Discussion
Guest Faculty: Phil Rossignol

22
Feb

25

26

Spatial Dynamics
Metapopulation Models

27

28

Paper Discussion
Guest Faculty: Matt Betts

Assignment # 3 Due

29
Mar

3

4

Markov Chains

5

6

Paper Discussion
Guest faculty: Yevgeniy Kovchegov

7
Mar

10

11

Adding Stochasticity to Models
Guest Faculty: Edward Waymire

12

13

Summarize and Review

14

Mar

17

18

19

Finals Week Presentations
9:30 -11:30 am
Final Papers Due

20

21

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