Traveling waves (Section 1.2 and 5.2)

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Additional Material:

How disease modeling helps policy decisions. Read the article.
A simple S-I-R (ODE) model implemented using Geogebra! Ever wondered what flattening the curve meant? Watch the video to find out!
Taking it to the next level ...
A more mathematical description of ODE models, herd immunity and mass vaccination and other related ideas, see the wikipedia page on mathematical modeling of infectious diseases.
Some notes on nonlinear advection.