This text interweaves mathematics, biology, history and culture of the lakes region of East Africa. The ecology of Lake Victoria, the introduction of species to the lake, and the epidemiology of the malaria endemic to the region provide a background against which students study complex modeling problems. Systems of nonlinear first order differential equations are the basic mathematical element, with an accompanying treatment of phase portraits, stable and unstable equilibria and bifurcations. The text is not yet complete.

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