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    5-014-TwoSpringMass-ModelingScenario
    We ask students to build a Free Body Diagram for a vertical two mass situation in which the two masses are held fixed at the tip and at the bottom. The mass holds the springs together at the join of the two springs in between.
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    2003-Fay-Graham-Coupled spring equations
    Coupled spring equations for modelling the motion of two springs with weights attached, hung in series from the ceiling are described.
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    3-140-TwoSpringsOneMassFixedEnds-ModelingScenario
    Students build a model of a two spring, single mass with fixed end configuration and then plot solutions to experience the motion.
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    2012-Yuan_Yuan-A coupled plankton system with instantaneous and delayed predation
    We present two simple plankton population models: one has instantaneous predation, another has delayed predation.
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    2004-Hill-Lozowski-Sampson-Experiments on ice spikes and a simple growth model
    We observed ice-spike growth using time-lapse digital photography, using two water types in two different containers.
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    6-011-HumansVsZombies-ModelingScenario
    Students analyze the SIR differential equations model in the context of a zombie invasion of a human population. Students analyze a two equation system representing only two populations, humans and zombies and then recovered zombies.
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    2003-Rasmussen-Keynes-Lines of Eigenvectors and Solutions to Systems of Linear Differential Equations
    The purpose of this paper is to describe an instructional sequence where students invent a method for locating lines of eigenvectors and corresponding solutions to systems of two first order linear ordinary differential equations with constant...
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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,
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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.
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    2005-Saifullah-Mathematical Modeling With Differential Equations
    This article aims to provide the students some basic modeling skills, which will have applications to a wide variety of problems.
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    2011-Brian_Winkel-Sourcing_for_parameter_estimation_and_study_of_logistic_differential_equation
    We present two simulation activities for students to generate real data and several data sources for the purpose of estimating parameters in the logistic differential equation model.
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    5-001-LSD-ModelingScenario
    We describe the use of a two compartment model of a linear system of first order linear differential equations to model lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in the body. We provide the data from the literature.
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    5-012-LinearSystemConjecture-TechniqueNarrative
    Students go from the solution for y'(t) = k*y(t) to a natural extension to the solution conjecture of a system of two constant coefficient, homogeneous, linear differential equations introducing eigenvalues and eigenvectors through student...
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    3-090-ChebyshevPolynomialSolution-TechniqueNarrative
    The Chebyshev equation is presented as a vehicle to view series solutions techniques for linear, second order homogeneous differential equations with non-constant coefficients.
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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.
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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.
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    1-150-CancerTherapy-ModelingScenario
    This activity builds upon elementary models on population growth. In particular, we compare two different treatment models of cancer therapy where in one, surgery happens before therapy and in the other, surgery happens after therapy.
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    5-020-ParacetamolAbsorption-ModelingScenario
    We offer drug absorption data on paracetamol, an analgesic pain reliever, for two different sets of patients, vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Students build a two compartment model for plasma and non-plasma (tissue) compartments of human patients.
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    2002-Fay-The Pendulum Equation
    We investigate the pendulum equation q’’(t) + l2 sin(q) = 0 and two approximations for it.
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    1981-Nielsen-Rosenfeld-Substantive Interpretations of Differential Equation Models
    The use of differential equations models to study social processes has been increasing rapidly. There are, however, ambiguities in the interpretation of the parameters of these models.