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Relation Between Nonlinear Systems and First-order ODEs Professor Mattuck (MIT) analyzes the phase-plane portrait of a predator-prey system,
specifically the Volterra-Lotke model. He uses nonintegral and integral methods.
He develops the Volterra principle from his analysis of the model.
Modeling with Systems Paul's On-Line Notes on modeling with systems.
One example models mixtures in two tanks. A second example models a predator-prey system.
A final example models the vibrations of a spring-mass system with two masses.
No phase-plane portraits are drawn.
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