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3-055-FloatingBox-ModelingScenario
In this scenario, we lead students through the process of building a mathematical model for a floating rectangular box that is bobbing up and down.
oscillation
Archimedes’ Principle
buoancy
oscillatory motion
Newton's Second Law
Modeling Scenario
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6-070-BeerBubbles-ModelingScenario
The goal of this project is to set up and numerically solve a first-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation (ODE) system of three equations in three unknowns that models beer bubbles that form at the bottom of a glass and rise to the top.
molecular forensics
BEER
sphere
bubble
Newton' Second Law
Ideal Gas Law
drag force
Hadamard
Stokes
mole
Modeling Scenario
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3-011-EulerBallThrowing-ModelingScenario
If a tennis ball is thrown through the air it will hit the ground due to gravity. Using Euler's method, write a short script (Python, Matlab, R, etc.) to find the trajectory of the ball which will maximize the distance the ball lands from the...
coding
dragon
Vectors
Euler's method
ball
Modeling Scenario
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1-083-FallingMeteorites-ModelingScenario
After introducing the solution to the ordinary differential equation which models a falling object with drag (first-order, non-linear, separable), students will consider generalizing the model to a falling and disintegrating meteorite. The focus...
falling object
drag
variable mass
factor ranking
meteor
meteorite
Modeling Scenario
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3-090-OneSpringMass-ModelingScenario
We lead students through building a mathematical model for a single mass (bob)-spring system that is hanging vertically. We also lead the students, using data that they collect together with their model to approximate the value of the spring...
undamped
sum of square errors
mass spring
Hooke's Law
oscilation
least-squares approximation
Modeling Scenario
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269
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1-050-BargingAhead-ModelingScenario
As captain of a barge, you need to determine how fast to transport your barge up river against the current in order to minimize the expended energy.
optimization
kinetics
energy
trophic efficiency
work
river
terminal velocity
friction
current
force
barge
worlk
speed
Modeling Scenario
347
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342
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0
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4-039-FallingDarts-ModelingScenario
we develop, solve, and analyze a second order differential equation model for free fall incorporating air resistance. Students solve the model using two methods -- reduction of order and separation of variables, and method of undetermined...
optimization
resistance
terminal velocity
muzzle velocity
drag coefficient
free fall
air drag
Modeling Scenario
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149
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1-105-AnimalFall-ModelingScenario
This project uses Newton's Second Law of Motion to model a falling animal with a resistance term proportional to cross sectional area of the animal, presumed to be spherical in shape.
animal
Netwon's Second Law of Motion
falling body
terminal velocity
air resistance
Newton
air friction
fall
Modeling Scenario
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3-002-ModelsMotivatingSecondOrder-ModelingScenario
Ordinary differential equations involve second derivatives and second derivatives appear in many contexts, chief among them are the study of forces and resulting motion. This is principally because of Newton's Second Law of Motion.
resistance
spring mass
oscillation
Hooke's Law
dampening
Modeling Scenario
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3-016-FallingCoffeeFilters-ModelingScenario
We are given data on the time and position of a stack of coffee filters as it falls to the ground. We attempt to model the falling mass and we confront the different resistance terms and models.
resistance
Free Body Diagram
coffee filter
force
graviity
falling object
Modeling Scenario
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210
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5-077-MandMAttritionWarfare-ModelingScenario
Students model attrition between two opposing forces using M&M candies and discover a system of linear differential equations of order one, often called the Lanchester equations.
attrition
Lanchester model
predator-predator
N-square Law
Modeling Scenario
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360
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4-055-ShatterWineGlass-ModelingScenario
This module takes students through real life scenarios to examine resonance and its destructive power using differential equation models. What is resonance? How does it happen? Why is it important?
frequency
damping
amplitude
resonance
oscillation
shattering
wine glass
bridges
aircraft
external force
Modeling Scenario
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136
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0
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1-115-ModelingWithFirstOrderODEs-ModelingScenario
Several models using first order differential equations are offered with some questions on formulating a differential equations model with solutions provided.
bacteria
falling object
Newton's Law of Cooling
drug
cooling
drag
Modeling Scenario
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183
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0
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1-057-FiguringFluidFlow-ModelingScenario
We propose three differential equations models for the height of a column of falling water as the water exits a small bore hole at the bottom of the cylinder and ask students to determine which model is the best of the three.
discharge
tank
Torricelli's Law
Conservation of Energy
fluid flow
height
liquid
Modeling Scenario
386
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412
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0
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3-101-SpringMassFirstTry-NoResistance-ModelingScenario
Students build a model based on their perceptions of what the solution should look like for a simple spring mass system with no damping.
frequency
mass
oscillation
undamped
spring constant
spring\
Single Degree of Freedom System
Modeling Scenario
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154
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0
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3-102-SpringMassDamped-ModelingScenario
Students build a model based on their perceptions of what the solution should look like for a simple spring mass system with damping.
frequency
mass
oscillation
stiffness
spring constant
spring\
damped
Single Degree of Freedom System
coefficient
Modeling Scenario
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0
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3-065-UpDown-ModelingScenario
We model the height of a launched object which is subject to resistance proportional to velocity during its flight. We ask questions about the motion as well, e.g., highest point or apex and terminal velocity.
terminal velocity
Newton's Second Law of Motion
velocity
motion
apex
Modeling Scenario
298
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264
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0
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3-013-WhiffleBallFall-ModelingScenario
We are given data on the time and position of a whiffle ball as it falls to the ground. We attempt to model the falling ball and we confront the different resistance terms and models.
Akaike Information Criterion
resistance
gravity
Free Body Diagram
force
falling object
Whiffle ball
Modeling Scenario
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6-016-PandemicModeling-ModelingScenario
The recent coronavirus outbreak has infected millions of people worldwide and spread to over 200 countries. How can we use differential equations to study the spread of coronavirus?
population dynamics
infectious disease
disease
Ebola
e
SIR models
COVID19
pandemic
epidemic
reproduction number
Modeling Scenario
788
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624
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0
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6-015-CombatingEbolaEpidemic-ModelingScenario
This project offers students a chance to make a policy recommendation based on analysis of a nonlinear system of differential equations (disease model). The scenario is taken from the fall of 2014 when the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
disease
Ebola
Analysis
Policy
decision
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