SECTION 10.6: Modeling the Interaction of Two Populations

I understand that this section involves analyzing systems in which two differential equations are required in order to find a legitimate solution. But the reasoning for this has been using a phase plane of the two unknown variables studied in each differntial equations resulting in a slope field diagram and equillibrium points. As we have not yet studied slope fields in class, I was thoroughly confused in this reading. Beyond understand why the two equations are required in a situation such as the robin and the worm, I am unable to apply this concept to other real world situations because most of the solutions in this section don't make sense to me at this point. I apologize for the lack of detail in this blogpost but I geniunely don't understand the key points of this section!