Dynamic Modeling of Diseases and Pests

This book, as others in the MDS series, is geared towards making the modeling of disease attractive to students and those with emerging interests in the subject.  Models help us understand the nonlinear dynamics of real-world processes by using the computer to mimic the actual forces that result in a system’s behavior. The growing complexity of human social systems, from individual behavior to that of entire populations makes us increasingly vulnerable to diseases and pests. The ecology of