Math 2241

Textbook readings, Math 2241, Spring 2017

A list of textbook readings by module. These readings are in addition to those on the Math Insight thread.

1. Class-structured models

   Recommended Readings

   • Ledder Chapter 6: Discrete Dynamical Systems
   • Stevens Chapter 2: Density-independent Demography [through 2.2.2 only]
   • Stevens Back Matter: A Brief Introduction to R [sections A.4, B1-3.4, B15]

   Additional background readings (optional)

   • Ledder Section 5.1 Dynamics of Single Populations
   • Hastings Chapter 2: Density-Independent Population Growth [Discrete time only]

2. Two-dimensional continuous dynamical systems

   Recommended Readings

   • Ledder Chapter 7: Continuous Dynamical Systems

3. Probabilistic modeling

   Recommended Readings

   • Ledder Chapter 3: Probability Distributions
   • Otto & Day Chapter 13: Probabilistic Models

4. Spatial models

   Recommended Readings

   • Stevens Chapter 4 Populations in Space