<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Lessons · Kostas Maistrelis</title><link>https://maistrelis.com/en/lessons/</link><description>Personal blog of Kostas Maistrelis.</description><language>en</language><managingEditor>Kostas Maistrelis</managingEditor><webMaster>Kostas Maistrelis</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:28:04 +0300</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://maistrelis.com/en/lessons/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Logistic Population Growth — When Space Starts to Matter</title><link>https://maistrelis.com/en/lessons/logistic-growth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:28:04 +0300</pubDate><author>Kostas Maistrelis</author><guid>https://maistrelis.com/en/lessons/logistic-growth/</guid><description>From the exponential to the logistic equation: how the carrying capacity K of the environment turns unchecked growth into a sigmoidal curve. A standalone R Markdown lesson with qualitative analysis, phase portrait, numerical solution (deSolve) and parameter estimation.</description></item><item><title>Exponential Population Growth — From Water Lilies to the Differential Equation</title><link>https://maistrelis.com/en/lessons/exponential-growth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0300</pubDate><author>Kostas Maistrelis</author><guid>https://maistrelis.com/en/lessons/exponential-growth/</guid><description>How, starting from a simple observation — a 10% daily increase in the water lilies of a lake — we arrive at the exponential growth formula by way of a differential equation. A standalone R Markdown lesson with text, R code, plots and mathematics.</description></item><item><title>Introduction to Derivatives — A Car on the Road</title><link>https://maistrelis.com/en/lessons/eisagogi-paragogos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:07:48 +0300</pubDate><author>Kostas Maistrelis</author><guid>https://maistrelis.com/en/lessons/eisagogi-paragogos/</guid><description>A short introduction/reminder to the concept of the derivative — the «rate of change». Each lesson opens as a standalone page (R Markdown).</description></item></channel></rss>