The population dynamics of a species is governed by the discrete model
where r and k are positive constants. Determine the steady states and discuss the stability of the model. Find the value of r at which first bifurcation occurs. Describe qualitatively the behaviours of the population for , where
. Since a species becomes extinct if
for any n > 1, show using iterations, that irrespective of the size of r > 1 the species could become extinct if the carrying capacity
.
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Consider a discrete model given by
Investigate the linear stability about the positive steady state N by setting . Show that nt satisfies the equation
Hence show that is a bifurcation value and that as
the steady state bifurcates to a periodic solution of period 6.
Let G(t) be the amount of the glucose in the bloodstream of a patient at time t. Assume that the glucose is infused into the bloodstream at a constant rate of . At the same time, the glucose is converted and removed from the bloodstream at a rate proportional to the amount of the glucose present. If at
then
i) formulate the model.
ii) find g(t) at any time t.
iii) discuss the long term behavior of the model.
Let be a portfolio of two securities X and Y. Find the values of w1 and w2 in the following situations:
i) and P is risk free.
ii) and variance P is minimum.
iii) Variance P is minimum and and
.
Ships arrive at a port at the rate of one in every 6 hours with exponential distribution of inter-arrival times. The time a ship occupies a berth for unloading has exponential distribution with an average of 12 hours. If the average delay of ships waiting for berths is to be kept below 15 hours, how many berths should be provided at the port?
A company manufacturing soft drinks is thinking of expanding its plant capacity so as to meet future demand. The monthly sale for the past 6 years are available. State, giving reasons, the type of modelling you will use to obtain good estimates for future demand so as to help the company make the right decisions. Also state four essentials and four non-essentials for the problem.
Which one of the following portfolios cannot lie on the efficient frontier as described by Markowitz?
| Portfolio | Expected return | Standard deviation |
| W | 10% | 25% |
| X | 5% | 7% |
| Y | 17% | 37% |
| Z | 12% | 13% |
Companies considering the purchase of a computer must first assess their future needs in order to determine the proper equipment. A computer scientist collected data from seven similar company sites so that computer hardware requirements for inventory management could be developed. The data collected is as follows:
| Customer Orders (in thousands) | Add-delete items (in thousands) | CPU time (in hours) |
| 123.5 | 2.108 | 141.5 |
| 146.1 | 9.213 | 168.9 |
| 133.9 | 1.905 | 154.8 |
| 128.5 | 0.815 | 146.5 |
| 151.5 | 1.061 | 172.8 |
| 136.2 | 8.603 | 160.1 |
| 92.0 | 1.125 | 108.5 |