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    3-110-MilitarySpringMassApplication-ModelingScenario
    The is a collection of different scenarios for the shock system of a trailer. In each scenario, students will transform the shock system of a trailer into a second-order differential equation, solve, and interpret the results.
    dampingresonancebeatsspring-mass systemLaplace TransfomDirac Delta function
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    2008-Brian_Winkel-Fourier_Series-Optimization_Opportunity
    We discuss the introduction of Fourier series as an immediate application of optimization of a function of more than one variable.
    optimizationdiscoveryFourierFourier seris
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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 lawssensitivity analysisanalysis
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    2000-Idels-Wang-Harvesting Fisheries Management Strategies With Modified Effort Function
    This study concludes that a control parameter beta (the magnitude of the effect of the fish population size on the fishing effort function E), changes not only the rate at which the population goes to equilibrium, but also the equilibrium values.
    sustainabilityfishFishingmanagementharvestfisherstrategyoverfishing
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    1-032-WordPropagation-ModelingScenario
    This activity is a gentle introduction to modeling via differential equations. The students will learn about exponential growth by modeling the rate at which the word jumbo has propagated through English language texts over time.
    Googleexponential growthlanguageword problemsetymologyNgrampropagationJumbo
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    4-050-ResonanceBeats-ModelingScenario
    We study what can happen when a pure oscillator (no damper) is driven by a forced vibration function which has the same or close to the same natural frequency as the system it is driving.
    Spring 2020 workshopvibrationtuningdriverresonanceforced vibrationundampedbeatsnaturl frequency
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    1-089-SpreadOfDisease-ModelingScenario
    In this project I want to use the algebra based concept “difference quotient” to solve differential equations models with the help of Excel. That means even students with only a College Algebra background, can still enjoy differential equation...
    SIR modelProportionderivativedifference quotientSleeping Beautycontagious disease
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    2005-P_Howard-Modeling with ODE
    In these notes we consider three critical aspects in the theory of ordinary differential equations: developing models of physical phenomena, mathematically well-posed, solving ODE numerically .
    Fluid Mechanicscompartmentpopulationsvariational methodsHamiltonian mechanics
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    8-002-TrigSumRepresentation-TechniqueNarrative
    Students discover how to represent functions as sums of trigonometric functions and the value of such representations in many fields. This is an introduction to the study of Fourier Series.
    estimationTrigonometryTrigonometric Functionssum of square errorsfinite sumFourier seriesFouriere sumspectrumapproximatiopn
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    1989-R_Blickhan-Spring Mass Model For Running-Hopping
    A simple spring—mass model consisting of a massless spring attached to a point mass describes the interdependency of mechanical parameters characterizing running and hopping of humans as a function of speed.
    spring massjumpjumping
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    1-092-DashItAll-ModelingSenario
    This project uses very basic physics, Newton's Second Law of Motion, to model the motion of a sprinter running down a track. We derive the classic Hill-Keller model for a sprinter exerting ``maximum'' effort as he/she accelerates down a track.
    datarunningsprintHill-Kellerworld recordOlympics
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    2012-Lensyl-Urbano-The Draining of a Plastic Bottle-Integrating a Physics Experiment into Calculus
    I punched a small hole (about 1mm radius) in a one gallon plastic bottle and had my students measure the rate at which water drained.
    in-class activityexperimentTorricelli's Lawcylinder of waterexpderiment
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    7-011-CoupledSystemLaplace-ModelingScenario
    Differential equations and Laplace transforms are an integral part of control problems in engineering systems. We consider a baby warming device.
    transfer functionpolycarbonatebaby heatercoupled systemheating
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    7-006-LaplaceTransformBirth-TechniqueNarrative
    We present a way of introducing the Laplace Transform as the continuous analogue of a power series expression of a function.
    Transformationspower series
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    1-010-AtmosphericCO2Bifurcation-TechniqueNarrative
    Students are introduced to the concept of a bifurcation in a first-order ordinary differential equation (ODE) through a modeling scenario involving atmospheric carbon dioxide whish is taken as a parameter and temperature is a function of time.
    carbon dioxideSurface Atmosphere Exchangebifurcationfold bifurcationsaddle node
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    1-002-IntegratingFactor-TechniqueNarrative
    We develop a strategy to solve first order differential equations by transforming one side of the equation to the derivative of a product of two functions, thereby making it easy to antidifferentiate that side.
    Integrating Factor
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    1-051-OneTankSaltModel-ModelingScenario
    A large tank initially contains 60 pounds of salt dissolved into 90 gallons of water. Salt water flows in at a rate of 4 gallons per minute, with a salt density of 2 pounds per gallon. The incoming water is mixed in with the contents of the tank...
    compartmentsalttankmixingflow
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    1-063-ThreeHoleColumnOfWater-ModelingScenario
    We consider a column of water with three holes or spigots through which water can exit and ask students to model the height of the column of water over time.
    fallingcolumn of waterTorricelli's Lawmultiple spigotsspigots
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    1-067-ModelingWithSigmoidCurves-ModelingScenario
    The assignment considers two well-known models of population growth, Verhulst-Pearl and Gompertz models, for which qualitative and quantitative analyses are provided. The graphs of the corresponding functions have a sigmoidal or S-shape.
    logisticGompertzsigmoidVerhulst-Pearl
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    1-088-RoomTemperature-ModelingScenario
    Students will analyze temperature variations in a room using Newton's Cooling Law. In this model, the only influence on the indoor temperature is the (oscillating) outdoor temperature (as we assume the heating/cooling system is broken).
    environmentclimatetemperatureNewton's Law of Coolingcoolingperiodic function