São Paulo, Brasil May 16, 2008 The files at this site have been deleted. The most recent version and updated files for my short course on matrix population models can now be found at. http://www.bio.miami.edu/horvitz/bil235/brasil08 It is now a 9 day course and not a 5day course. Enjoy! Carol C. Horvitz Department of Biology Institute for Theoretical and Mathematical Biology University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 33124