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PowerPoint Poster Templates

Free PowerPoint research poster templates in various sizes & styles.

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Undergraduate Research Poster Samples

Examples of student posters with listed strengths and "room for improvement" items.

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Chad's Guide to Lit Searching for the Disinclined

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Voices of the Partner Disciplines

This is an MAA Curriculum Foundations report: Voices of the Partner Disciplines.  When serving other disciplines, this report helps give you the language to talk to partner disciplines about topics that would interest them.

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Why model?

A summary of "why model?" easy paper for students to read.

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The Edges of Understanding

This article is an intro to modeling systems biology 

Abstract: A culture’s icons are a window onto its soul. Few would disagree that, in the culture of molecular biology that dominated much of the life sciences for the last third of the 20th century, the dominant icon was the double helix. In the present, post-modern, ‘systems biology’ era, however, it is, arguably, the hairball.

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Undergraduate research helps self-efficacy

Abstract from paper "Abstract: In this study, Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) is used to explore changes in the career intentions of students in an undergraduate research experience (URE) program at a large public minorityserving college. Our URE model addresses the challenges of establishing an undergraduate research program within an urban, commuter, underfunded, Minority-Serving Institution (MSI). However, our model reaches beyond a focus on retention and remediation toward scholarly contributions and shifted career aspirations. From a student’s first days at the College to beyond their graduation, we have encouraged them to explore their own potential as scientists in a coordinated, sequential, and self-reflective process. As a result, while the program’s graduates have traditionally pursued entry-level STEM jobs, graduates participating in mentored research are increasingly focused on professional and academic STEM career tracks involving post-graduate study. In addition to providing an increasingly expected experience and building students’ skills, participation in undergraduate research is seen to have a transformative effect on career ambitions for many students at MSIs. While undergraduate research is often thought of in context of majority-serving institutions, we propose that it serves as a powerful equalizer at MSIs. Building on the institutional characteristics that drive diversity, our students produce scholarly work and pursue graduate degrees, in order to address the long-standing under-representation of minorities in the sciences. # 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 54: 169–194, 2017"

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Research Paper Template

LaTeX template for a research paper.  Includes explanation of what type of material should be included in each section, and examples of how to incorporate figures and tables.

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Research Paper Template

LaTeX template for a research paper.  Includes explanation of what type of material should be included in each section, and examples of how to incorporate figures and tables.

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Comprehensive Reference on Git

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Series of video tutorials on version control and Git (contains ads)

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Ten Simple Rules for Better Figures

General rules of thumb for creating better figures (PLOS Computational Biology)

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Teaching modeling with a framework at all levels

This will appear in PRIMUS in a special issue on Interdisciplinary Conversations.  It presents a framework for teaching modeling to undergraduates that allows for better understanding of interdisciplinary approaches and improved collaboration.

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Preparing Figures in Matlab and LaTeX for Quality Publications

Beamer presentation by Azad Ghaffari (sorry; no .tex file)

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Big list of LaTeX symbols

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Research "Contract"

This file is designed to help faculty and team members set up expectations for the research project. This includes topics such as research goals, hours of work, timeline of deliverables, etc.

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Lab Notebook on Evernote

You can download and make an Evernote account at

https://evernote.com

The files attached are sample note pages from a student's logbook

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Blackwood's intro to LaTeX

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Cobwebbing applet

I found an applet on http://mathinsight.org/applet/function_iteration_cobweb_combined. I'm going to talk about it a little bit and then embed it here. This should allow you to fiddle with cobwebs a little easier.

The left frame shows the cobweb diagram (horizontal axis y or "input" and vertical axis z or "output"). In blue is the reproduction function (z=f(x)) derived from the difference equation (x_{n+1}=f(x_{n})) and in red is (z=y). You have the ability to enter in a new reproduction curve and initial condition but make sure you hit Enter for the changes to take effect. Tapping the iterate button will start the difference equation by plotting (x_n) one at a time. Hitting reset will clear stuff and in the upper right you have navigation controls. The right panel is a time series for the difference equation showing you the same data, but as it would appear as collected data.

 

 

 

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Citation searching resources

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Mathematician Ami Radunskaya - The Empowerment Project

A short (3:22 min) clip from the documentary "The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women doing Extraordinary Things", directed by Sarah Moshman.  In this clip, Prof. Radunskaya explains why she loves nonlinear differential equations.

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Bodine's Math Modeling & Scientific Writing Course

Syllabus and course assignments for a course in math modeling & scientific writing

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Peer-review in applied mathematics writing

This is a collaboration in calculus II with the writing director on best practices in peer-review.   This link is to the version on arxiv, but the full is published in PRIMUS.

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