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Plus Advent Calendar Door #7: Dynamic populations

Submitted by mf344 on December 7, 2011
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There are nearly 7 billion of us now, but how many will there be by Christmas 2111? Our sister site NRICH has a package on the fascinating mathematics that describes the changes in populations of living creatures — from bees to birds and complete with questions and answers.

Have a look at the NRICH population dynamics collection!

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