Topics to be covered

Week 1

ODE review
Chaps. 1-5

Week 2

Linear systems
Secs. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Week 3

Phase plane
Secs. 7.4, 7.5, 7.6

Week 4

Nonlinear systems
Secs. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4

Week 5

Linearization, bifurcation
Secs. 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8

Week 6

More on biological and chemical models

Week 7

More on bifurcation