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Allman John A. Rhodes  \nCambridge University Press, 2003  \n􀀁c2003, Elizabeth S. Allman and John A. Rhodes  \nPreface  \nDespite our best efforts, there is little chance that these solutions are error-free. Please let us know of any mistakes you find, so that we can correct them.  \nSpecial thanks to the public libraries of Berlin, Maryland; Columbia, North Carolina; and Clarksville, Virginia for their hospitality, and to the governments and private benefactors that fund them. They allowed these solutions to be written under more pleasant conditions than we expect most students will experience.  \nElizabeth Allman[eallman@maine.edu](eallman@maine.edu)[ ](eallman@maine.edu)John Rhodes  \n[jrhodes@bates.edu](jrhodes@bates.edu)[ ](jrhodes@bates.edu)Assateague Island, Maryland Cape Hatteras, North Carolina Buggs Island Lake, Virginia  \nContents  \nPreface ii  \nChapter 1 . Dynamic Modeling with Difference Equations 5  \n1.1. The Malthusian Model 5  \n1.2. Nonlinear Models 8  \n1.3. Analyzing Nonlinear Models 10  \n1.4. Variations on the Logistic Model 12  \n1.5. Comments on Discrete and Continuous Models 13  \nChapter 2 . Linear Models of Structured Populations 14  \n2.1. Linear Models and Matrix Algebra 14  \n2.2. Projection Matrices for Structured Models 16  \n2.3. Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues 17  \n2.4. Computing Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues 19  \nChapter 3 . Nonlinear Models of Interactions 21  \n3.1. A Simple Predator–Prey Model 21  \n3.2. Equilibria of Multipopulation Models 22  \n3.3. Linearization and Stability 24  \n3.4. Positive and Negative Interactions 25  \nChapter 4 . Modeling Molecular Evolution 27  \n4.2. An Introduction to Probability 27  \n4.3. Conditional Probabilities 28  \n4.4. Matrix Models of Base Substitution 30  \n4.5. Phylogenetic Distances 34  \nChapter 5 . Constructing Phylogenetic Trees 40  \n5.1. Phylogenetic Trees 40  \n5.2. Tree Construction: Distance Methods – Basics 42  \n5.3. Tree Construction: Distance Methods – Neighbor Joining 46  \n5.4. Tree Construction: Maximum Parsimony 49  \n5.6. Applications and Further Reading 51  \nChapter 6 . Genetics 55  \n6.1. Mendelian Genetics 55  \n6.2. Probability Distributions in Genetics 57  \n6.3. Linkage 62  \n6.4. Gene Frequency in Populations 66  \nCONTENTS iv  \nChapter 7 . Infectious Disease Modeling 70  \n7.1. Elementary Epidemic Models 70  \n7.2. Threshold Values and Critical Parameters 71  \n7.3. Variations on a Theme 73  \n7.4. Multiple Populations and Differentiated Infectivity 75  \nChapter 8 . Curve Fitting and Biological Modeling 77  \n8.1. Fitting Curves to Data 77  \n8.2. The Method of Least Squares 78  \n8.3. Polynomial Curve Fitting 79  \nCHAPTER 1  \nDynamic Modeling with Difference Equations  \n1.1. The Malthusian Model  \n1.1.1. a.  \n\n| t  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Pt  | 100 | 300 | 900 | 2700 | 8100 | 24300 |\n\nb. Pt+1 = 3Pt , ∆P = 2Pt  \nc. f − d = 2  \n1.1.2. a. Pt+1 = 2Pt , ∆t = .5 hr  \nb. In the following table, t is measured in half-hours.  \n\n| t  | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Pt  | 1 | 4 | 16 | 64 | 256 | 1024 |\n\n\n| t  | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Pt  | 4096 | 16384 | 65536 | 262144 | 1048576 | 4194304 |\n\nc. According to the model, the number of cells after ten hours is over one million. Since the observed number is around 30,000, this suggests that the model only fits well at the early stages of cell division, and that during the first ten hours (or twenty time steps) the rate of cell division has slowed. Understanding how and why this slow down occurs could be biologically interesting.  \n1.1.3. a.  \n\n| t  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Pt  | 1 | 1.3 | 1.69 | 2.197 | 2.8561 | 3.7129 | 4.8268 |\n\n\n| t | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Nt | 10 | 8 | 6.4 | 5.12 | 4.096 | 3.2768 | 2","cbCaitt0ZdBqbKew","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitt0ZdBqbKew","pdf",461441,81,"English","# Preface\n# Chapter 1. Dynamic Modeling with Difference Equations\n## The Malthusian Model\n# Chapter 2. Linear Models of Structured Populations\n# Chapter 3. Nonlinear Models of Interactions\n# Chapter 4. Modeling Molecular Evolution\n# Chapter 5. Constructing Phylogenetic Trees\n# Chapter 6. Genetics\n# Chapter 7. Infectious Disease Modeling\n# Chapter 8. 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