Resumen de Parameter estimates in differential equation models for population growth.
We estimate the parameters present in several differential equation models of population growth, specifically logistic growth models and two-species competition models. We discuss student-evolved strategies and offer Mathematica code for a gradient search approach. We use historical (1930s) data from microbial studies of the Russian biologist, G. F. Gause, and estimate growth rates, carrying capacities, and �coefficients for the struggle for existence.�
