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Mafalda Santos Silva

Topic

IB Math SL

September 16th, 2014

Using Mathematics to Explain the Spread of Diseases

1. Statistics and Probability


1.1.

Mathematical
concept used

The Poisson distribution

2. Geometric sequences

1. http://yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2009/5/09.05.08.x.htm

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2. http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/epiinfectiousdisease/pdfs/eid_

lec4_aron.pdf

Sources

3. http://ibmathsresources.com/2014/05/17/modelling-

infectious-diseases/
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisson_distribution

Book
The book used in class

Math Exploration

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