The Coronavirus Curve - Numberphile

Ben Sparks explains (and codes) the so-called SIR Model being used to predict the spread of cornavirus (COVID-19).
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National Health Service (UK) advice on Coronavirus: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronav...

Catch a more in-depth interview with Ben on our Numberphile Podcast:    • The Happy Twin (with Ben Sparks) - Numberp...  

Ben Sparks: https://www.bensparks.co.uk
Use the Geogebra file Ben created for this video: https://www.geogebra.org/m/nbjfjtpv
Another good file courtesy of Juan Carlos Ponce Campuzano: https://www.geogebra.org/m/utbemrca

SOME OTHER YOUTUBERS ON THIS TOPIC...
3blue1brown on the exponential growth of epidemics:    • Exponential growth and epidemics  
Tom Crawford on the SIR Model:    • Oxford Mathematician explains SIR Disease ...  
Kurzgesagt on COVID-19:    • The Coronavirus Explained & What You Shoul...  

Washington Post simulator: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphi...

Extended presentation by Nick Jewell for MSRI:    • COVID-19: The Exponential Power of Now - W...  

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