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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
300
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406
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0
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1-165-FlushToilet-ModelingScenario
This activity analyzes the spread of a technological innovation using the Bass Model from Economics. The equation is a first-order, two-parameter separable equation and the solution has a characteristic S-shaped curve or sigmoid curve.
julia
Diffusion
innovation
rate of innovation
Bass model
Solver
Modeling Scenario
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288
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0
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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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265
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0
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6-040-StruggleForExistence-ModelingScenario
We use historical data from the 1930's in the Soviet Union and model competition between two species of yeast after modeling each species separately and estimate parameters
competition
logistic
carrying capacity
paramecium
Modeling Scenario
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1-155-CruiseControl-ModelingScenario
In this project we illustrate the design of a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) cruise control algorithm for an automobile. PID control is one of the most common techniques in control engineering.
PID controller
feedback control
Control theory
cruise control
automobile
closed-loop control
input-ouput
block diagram
Modeling Scenario
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580
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1-011-Kinetics-ModelingScenario
We make the connection between chemistry course and differential equations coursework. We do this through modeling kinetics, or rates of chemical reaction. We study zeroth, first, and second order reactions.
kinetics
chemistry
Law of Mass Action
chemical kinetics
order of reaction
chemical reaction
Modeling Scenario
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183
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0
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1-095-RatingChessPlayers-ModelingScenarios
The goal of this activity is to have students build a mathematical model involving a system of first order difference equations from a verbal description of a scenario.
simulation
chess
Elo's method
chess rating
Modeling Scenario
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265
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0
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5-076-LanchesterLaws-ModelingScenario
Lanchester's laws are used to calculate the relative strengths of military forces. The Lanchester equations are differential equations describing the time dependence of two armies' strengths A and B as a function of time,
Lanchester's laws
sensitivity analysisanalysis
Modeling Scenario
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3-054-Relay-ModelingScenario
We use a differential equations of one dimensional projectile motion and an integration of velocity for total distance to model the relay between an outfielder and an infielder in throwing the ball to home plate.
distance
projectile motion
relay
time
baseball
outfield
home plate
minimization
Modeling Scenario
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159
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0
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1-044-CollegeBound-ModelingScenario
Preparing for four years of college for a friend of the family's newborn is the task. Making assumptions about costs, timing, interest rates, and fiscal capabilities are the order of the day.
interest rate
college saving
tuition
room and board
Modeling Scenario
194
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83
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0
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1-144-HeatCool-ModelingScenario
We offer an opportunity to build a mathematical model using Newton's Law of Cooling for a closed plastic baggie of liquid inside a liquid container.
temperature
Newton's Law of Cooling
cooling
Modeling Scenario
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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
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1-076-ClimateBifurcation-ModelingScenario
We cover simple zero and one dimensional models for the mean temperature of the Earth. These models can exhibit bifurcations.
energy balance
climate
energy
albedo
Hysteresis
bifurcation
ice-age
greenhouse
balance
Stefan Boltzmann Law
Modeling Scenario
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372
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1-128-RocketFlight-ModelingScenario
We offer an opportunity to build a mathematical model using Newton's Second Law of Motion and a Free Body Diagram to analyze the forces acting on the rocket of changing mass in its upward flight under power and then without power followed by its...
resistance
Flight
Rocketry
mass
Newton's Second Law of Motion
thrust
Free Body Diagram
apex
rocket
Modeling Scenario
288
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192
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0
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1-136-MarriageAge-ModelingScenario
Students will build and analyze a model of the fraction of people who are married (for the first time) by a certain age. Students are asked to set up and solve these differential equations. They are then expected to analyze the behavior of these...
messages
marriage
using social sciences in forecasting
directed
Modeling Scenario
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151
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0
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3-063-FallingBuildingIce-ModelingScenario
We model the fall of a piece of ice which is falling from a high building in New York City.
resistance
falling
gravity
ice
terminal velocity
skyscrapers
Modeling Scenario
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1-145-FastPitch-ModelingScenario
We consider the problem of comparing pitch velocities using measurement methods in different eras of baseball.
Measurement
resistance
air resistance
baseball
pitcher
fast
Modeling Scenario
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1-110-TidePoolSnails-ModelingScenario
Students use linear differential equations to model temperature change, in a sand tide pool and inside the shell of a snail in the tide pool. We offer data on temperature in a tide pool as the sun heats the water. Students model the tide pool's...
data
snails
temperature
Newton's Law of Cooling
cooling
Newton
warming
tital pool
tide pool
Modeling Scenario
240
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49
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0
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1-141-MMGameRevisited-ModelingScenario
It is assumed that the probability of an M&M chocolate, when tossed, falling on the M side is 0.5 The goal is to find a probability distribution of the probability q which is Pr(randomly chosen M&M falling M up when tossed).
Probability
stochastic processes
Bayesian methods
probability distribution
Modeling Scenario
350
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279
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0
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3-017-StackedCoffeeFiltersFalling-ModelingScenario
Data on free falling 2, 4, 6, and 8 stacked coffee filters is offered. Students form a model using a resistance term proportional to velocity, velocity squared, or velocity to some general power. Parameters need to be estimated and models compared.
data
resistance
falling body
coffee filter
stacked
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