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6-011-HumansVsZombies-ModelingScenario

Author(s): Hope McIlwain

Mercer University, Macon GA USA

Keywords: zombies infection SIR models

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Resource Image Students analyze the SIR differential equations model in the context of a zombie invasion of a human population. Students analyze a two equation system representing only two populations, humans and zombies and then recovered zombies.

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Differential Equation Type
Technique
Qualitative Analysis
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Pedagogical Approaches
Vision and Change Core Competencies - Ability
Principles of How People Learn
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A zombie is a deceased person whose body has been revived but who now feeds on living human flesh. Often the zombie is controlled by its own insatiable desire to feed or an evil sorcerer. Because of the zombie's appetite, the imagined conflict between humans and zombies has lead to the development of fanciful and engaging stories and activities.

Students will reduce the system to two equations. In addition, students will then produce and analyze several possible phase planes for each of the two equation systems. Finally, the students will write an essay detailing their results. This activity is written with the software pplane.jar.  However any software with the ability to produce phase planes should work.

 

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Author(s): Hope McIlwain

Mercer University, Macon GA USA

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