Ch. 1. Mathematical modeling in biology
Ch. 2. How to construct a model
Ch. 3. Deriving classic models in ecology and evolutionary biology
Primer 1. Functions and approximations
Ch. 4. Numerical and graphical techniques - developing a feeling for your model
Ch. 5. Equilibria and stability analyses - one-variable models
Ch. 6. General solutions and transformations - one-variable models
Ch. 7. Equilibria and stability analyses - linear models with multiple variabl
Ch. 8. Equilibria and stability analyses - nonlinear models with multiple variables
Ch. 9. General solutions and tranformations - models with multiple variables
Ch. 10. Dynamics of class-structured populations
Ch. 11. Techniques for analyzing models with periodic behavior
Ch. 12. Evolutionary invasion analysis
Primer 3. Probability theory
Ch. 13. Probabilistic models
Ch. 14. Analyzing discrete stochastic models
Ch. 15. Analyzing continuous stochastic models - diffusion in time and space
App. 1. Commonly used mathematical rules
App. 2. Some important rules from calculus
App. 3. Perron-Frobenius theorem
App. 4. Finding maxima and minima of functions
App. 5. Moment-generating functions.
