Developing the SIR Model
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Developing the SIR Model at Coursera Overview
Duration | 21 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Developing the SIR Model at Coursera Highlights
- This Course Plus the Full Specialization.
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Developing the SIR Model at Coursera Course details
- Compartmental modelling is a cornerstone of mathematical modelling of infectious diseases and this course will introduce some of the basic concepts in building compartmental models, including how to interpret and represent rates, durations and proportions. You'll learn to place the mathematics to one side and concentrate on gaining intuition into the behaviour of a simple epidemic, and be introduced to further basic concepts of infectious disease epidemiology, such as the basic reproduction number (R0) and its implications for infectious disease dynamics. To express the mathematical underpinnings of the basic drivers that you study, you'll use the simple SIR model, which, in turn, will help you examine different scenarios for reproduction numbers. Susceptibility to infection is the fuel for an infectious disease, so understanding the dynamics of susceptibility can offer important insights into epidemic dynamics, as well as priorities for control.
Developing the SIR Model at Coursera Curriculum
Modelling the Basics
Welcome to the Course
An Insider's View of IDM
Infected Cohorts and Simple Flows
Calculating Competing Hazards in Compartmental Models
The Force of Infection
Introduction to the SIR Model
Modelling the Force of Infection
Reflections on the SIR Model
Welcome to Infectious Disease Modelling
About the Infectious Disease Modelling Team
Glossary
Modelling Infectious Disease Dynamics
Anatomy of an Epidemic
Introduction to the Week
Fundamental Drivers of Epidemic Growth
Why an Epidemic Peaks
Departures from the SIR Model
Can We Control Transmission?
Combining Modelling and Insights
Introduction to the Week
Explaining R0 in Model Terms
Prevalence and Incidence
More Complex Forms of R0
Dynamics of Susceptibles
Modelling Population Turnover
A Simple Model for Vaccination
Modelling Waning Immunity
Summary: Modifiers of Population Susceptibility
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