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Tentative Lecture Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Topic |
Slides |
Last update |
Links/Comments |
| 1 |
Tue 8 Sep 2026 |
Epidemic Modelling Intro |
4mbl_intro.pdf |
2026 Sep 15, 2:00pm |
Course information |
| 2 |
Tue 15 Sep 2026 |
Epidemic Modelling; Intro to LaTeX and R |
4mbl_intro.pdf |
2026 Sep 15, 2:00pm |
LaTeX examples; R examples |
| 3 |
Tue 22 Sep 2026 |
R intro; Epidemic Data and Time Series Tools |
4mbl_data.pdf |
2026 Sep 22, 1:40pm |
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| 4 |
Tue 29 Sep 2026 |
Epidemic Data Tools II; Mechanistic Modelling of Recurrent Epidemics I |
4mbl_data.pdf |
2026 Sep 22, 1:40pm |
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| 5 |
Tue 6 Oct 2026 |
Mechanistic Modelling of Recurrent Epidemics II |
4mbl_recurrent.pdf |
2026 Oct 5, 11:00pm |
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Mid-term recess — Mon 12 Oct to Sun 18 Oct 2026 (no classes)
| Week |
Date |
Topic |
Slides |
Last update |
Links/Comments |
| 6 |
Tue 20 Oct 2026 |
Mechanistic Modelling of Recurrent Epidemics III; $\R_0$ |
4mbl_R0.pdf |
2026 Aug 31, 8:20pm |
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| 7 |
Tue 27 Oct 2026 |
Space |
4mbl_space.pdf |
2026 Aug 31, 8:20pm |
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| 8 |
Tue 3 Nov 2026 |
Space II |
4mbl_space.pdf |
2026 Aug 31, 8:20pm |
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| 9 |
Tue 10 Nov 2026 |
Project group work |
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| 10 |
Tue 17 Nov 2026 |
TEST |
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Tentative date; to be confirmed. |
| 11 |
Tue 24 Nov 2026 |
Project group work |
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| 12 |
Tue 1 Dec 2026 |
Project group work |
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| 13 |
Tue 8 Dec 2026 |
Project presentations |
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