Optimal Control Applied to Biological Models

Requiring only a basic knowledge of multivariate calculus and simple ordinary differential equations, "Optimal Control Applied to Biological Models" provides the foundation and tools for deriving the necessary conditions to solve basic optimal control problems.

This book features twelve interactive labs that cover a variety of applications emphasizing biological models (in particular, population models), disease models of immunology, and epidemic types.

MATLAB codes are also included with the text. Containing illustrative examples and exercises, the book covers topics such as bounded controls, systems of ordinary differential equations, as well as bang-bang and singular control cases.