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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ970060
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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An Exactly Solvable Model for the Spread of Disease
Mickens, Ronald E.
College Mathematics Journal, v43 n2 p114-122 Mar 2012
We present a new SIR epidemiological model whose exact analytical solution can be calculated. In this model, unlike previous models, the infective population becomes zero at a finite time. Remarkably, these results can be derived from only an elementary knowledge of differential equations.
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Equations (Mathematics), Epidemiology, Models, Computation, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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