Developing the SIR Model
Completed by Sanooja Sherin Chakkalakkunnan
August 22, 2025
21 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Construct valid mathematical models capturing the natural history of a given infectious disease
Interpret compartmental models in terms of rates, proportions and delays
Describe the fundamental processes driving the dynamics of an SIR epidemic and show their relation to important concepts
Explain mechanisms by which susceptibility can change over time and develop a simple SIR model to account for these under given parameters
Skills you will gain
- Category: Mathematical Modeling
- Category: Infection Control
- Category: Public Health
- Category: R Programming
- Category: Infectious Diseases
- Category: Differential Equations
- Category: Epidemiology
- Category: Public Health and Disease Prevention
