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In this paper, a collocation method is presented for the logistic growth model by using the Lerch polynomials.
Firstly, we start by assuming the solution of the logistic growth model in truncated series form of Lerch
polynomials. By using this solution form, the derivative of the solution form, the nonlinear term in the logistic
growth equation and the condition are also written in matrix forms. Our method transforms the logistic growth
model to a system of algebraic matrix equations which is a set of algebraic equations with the unknown Lerch
coefficients. By solving this system with the help of a code written in MATLAB, the unknown coefficient matrix
is obtained. Additionally, the error estimation method is presented. Thus, the accuracy of the approximate
solution is checked. Finally, an application of the method is made to show the efficiency of the method. The
obtained results are shown in the table and graphs.