Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2014, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (2): 127-137.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-2861.2014.01.020

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A Model Structured in Classes for the Study of Student Population Evolution

PEREIRA Edgar1, ROSA Cecilia2, SILVA Jacques3   

  1. (1. Department of Mathematics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-970 Natal, Brazil;
    2. Department of Mathematics, Instituto Politecnico da Guarda, 6300-559 Guarda, Portugal;
    3. Department of Mathematics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91509-900 Porto Alegre, Brazil)
  • Online:2014-04-26 Published:2014-04-26
  • Contact: Pereira Edgar, Professor, Ph. D., E-mail: edgar@ccet.ufrn.br

Abstract: This paper presents an application of a metapopulation model structured in classes for the study of population evolution of a network of schools. The global dynamics are considered in two parts, the local, where the evolution for each grade in a cycle is ac-counted, and the metapopulation or the movement of students between schools. Simulation of the model is presented.

Key words: class structured, metapopulation model, population evolution

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