A Mathematical Model of Epidemics—A Tutorial for Students

This is a tutorial for the mathematical model of the spread of epidemic diseases. Beginning with the basic mathematics, we introduce the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model. Subsequently, we present the numerical and exact analytical solutions of the SIR model. The analytical solution is emph...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yutaka Okabe, Akira Shudo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/7/1174