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Book SynopsisThis introduction to mathematical methods that are useful for studying population phenomena is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and will be accessible to scientists who do not have a strong mathematics background. Exercises illustrate material in the text and also deal with models more advanced than those derived and studied in the text.
Trade Review"What makes for a good mathematics textbook? Challenging, didactic exercises with hints and solutions are a sine qua non: without them you might have a good monograph, but not a good text. Score several points for Hoppensteadt's book, with its meaty exercises...I would recommend the book for a senior or graduate-level course...also valuable as a sourcebook of ideas for applied mathematicians who want to get into this branch of mathematical biology." Mathematical Biosciences
Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Population dynamics; 2. Renewal theory and reproduction matrices; 3. Markov chains; 4. Perturbation methods; 5. Dispersal processes; Appendix; Solutions to selected exercises; References; Author index; Subject index.
