New to infectious disease modelling?
Learning the core topics of calculus and mathematical modelling will help you understand any model.
These notes have been developed for learners with little to no mathematical background. The materials are split into three sections:
- Calculus for Modelling
- Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling
- R essentials (optional)
Calculus for Modelling
Have you just entered the world of infectious disease modelling? Are you ‘not a mathematician’? Understanding a few core topics of calculus will enable you to understand a wide range of mathematical models.
These notes cover core calculus principles used in modelling, including:
- differentiation,
- integration (analytical and numerical),
- ordinary differential equations
- and more.
Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling
Understanding the principles of developing a model will give you the tools to understand any model.
These notes cover key introductory topics will help you to understand more complex models :
- understanding how to write equations for simple infectious disease models,
- adding additional processes e.g. loss of immunity and demographic processes,
- solving ODE models in R,
- how to find the equilibrium states of ODE model,
- and more.
R Essentials
These notes cover the absolute essentials of using (base) R. Aimed at those who want to go from zero to using R within an afternoon!