# Thread: i think its a algebra or rhyth sorry i am bad at this please look appreciate help

1. ## i think its a algebra or rhyth sorry i am bad at this please look appreciate help

(4) N = S(L) + I(t) + R(t), typical R(0) will be 0, and I will be I(0) << N, Ssmall o ~~ not this but 2 of em them on top of eachother and finish with N

i dont no how to write the numbers correct, i appreciate any kind of assistance.

now pic is in danish but if it helps more to see what i try to find answer to: https://s7.postimg.org/hch0gsy4r/image1.jpg

i appreciate if any can explain me this form

2. Originally Posted by Deniz
(4) N = S(L) + I(t) + R(t) That ought to be S(t)

i appreciate if any can explain me this form
S(t) represents the output of a function (i.e., the result from using a formula). This notation is generally taught after beginning algebra.

From what I can tell, t represents elapsed time since an epidemic started. S(t) represents the number of uninfected (susceptible) people in a population.

For example, if 3,500,000 people were susceptible 20 weeks after the epidemic started, then we could write:

S(20) = 3 500 000

where t is measured in weeks.

I(t) represents the number of infected people, at time t.

R(t) represents the number of people who have died, at time t.

N represents the total population. It is a constant.

N = S(t) + I(t) + R(t)

The symbol R0 is read as "R sub zero", and it represents the initial value of R (i.e., the number of people who have died at the beginning of the epidemic). In other words, R0 is R(0).

The equation R0 = 0 simply says that no people have died, yet, at the very beginning (when t = 0).

The inequality I0 << N says that the initial value of I(t) is very small compared to the total population. In other words, relatively few people in the population were infected, at the beginning.

S0 ≈ N says that the initial number of uninfected people was approximately the same as N (the total population).

The rest of the image deals with how fast S, I, and R are changing over time. dS/dt represents such a rate. This is a calculus topic, and equations that contain these rates are called differential equations (studied after calculus).

3. Originally Posted by mmm4444bot
...This notation is generally taught after beginning algebra....

This is a calculus topic, and equations that contain these rates are called differential equations (studied after calculus).
Thread moved from "Pre-Algebra" to "Differential Equations".

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