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Overview
This study of difference equations with public health applications develops the methodology for the solution of the general kth order linear difference equation using the generating function approach. It includes an examination of the dynamics of disease spread and containment in populations using illness-death models. There are over 1000 featured mathematical expressions.
Synopsis
This study of difference equations with public health applications develops the methodology for the solution of the general kth order linear difference equation using the generating function approach. It includes an examination of the dynamics of disease spread and containment in populations using illness-death models. There are over 1000 featured mathematical expressions.
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Develops a methodology for the solution of the general k order linear difference equation using the generating function approach. To demonstrate the utility of these mathematical structures, complex public health structures are formulated as systems whose behaviors can be modeled as a family of different equations. Contains chapters on areas including inversion principles, variable coefficients, run theory, drought prediction, and difference equations in epidemiology. The authors teach biometry at the University of Texas School of Public Health-Houston. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)