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    2010-Scott_Carrell-James_West-Does_Professor_Quality_Matter-Evidence_from_Random_Assignment_of_Students_to_Professors
    In the postsecondary environment, scores on student evaluations of professors are typically used to measure teaching quality. We possess unique data that allow us to measure relative student performance in mandatory follow-on classes.
    teachingevaluationfollow-on coursestudent achievement
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    2008-William_Revelle-Cues Tendencies and Actions-The Dynamics of Action Revisited
    This article describes a reparameterization of the original theory of dynamics of action and applies the power of simple modeling to the study of action, emotions, and social behavior.
    psychologytask referenceachievement motivationdynamics of action
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    2011-Carl_Leinbach-Beyond Newton's law of cooling - estimation of time since death
    The paper offers an excellent history of temperature-based methods and then proceeds to demonstrate these with some data. Here the history is rich and will support student investigation as well as faculty development.
    time of deathNewton's aw of cooling
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    3-091-SpringModeling-ModelingScenario
    In this lab students will collect data on their spring mass systems and compare their empirical models to their theoretical ones—giving them an opportunity to actually test a model against data.
    datalaboratoryLoggerProVerniermass-spring systemmodel validationempirical modeltheoretical model
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    1998-Elly_Claus-McGahan-Modeling Projects in a Differential Equations Course
    Here we discuss the value of student designed, in-depth, modeling projects in a differential equations course and how to prepare them for it.
    projectswritingpopulationtankmixingcomputer-aided analysissprinting
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    1-034-T-FishMixing-ModelingScenario
    This activity gives students a chance to build the underlying differential equation and/or difference equation for a mixing problem using tangible objects (fish) and a student-designed restocking and fishing plan in a lake.
    simulationfishFishingmixingrestocking
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    2018-Vajravelu-Teaching Large DE Classes
    Practical problem solving in science and engineering programs require proficiency in mathematics. Improving student performance and retention in mathematics classes requires inventive approaches.
    differential equationsLarge classlarge classroom
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    1-125-DiceyPopulation-ModelingScenario
    We offer students an opportunity to generate data for their team on a death and immigration model using 12 and 20 sided dice and then pass on the data to another student team for analysis with a model they built. The key is to recover the...
    simulationimmigrationdeathdice
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    6-029-TumorGrowth-ModelingScenario
    This modeling scenario guides a student familiar with single ordinary differential equation (ODE) models towards the development of a more complex system of two ODEs for describing the evolution of tumor growth over time.
    Pop_Growth Pilotlogisticcomparmenttumorsynthetic datasum of squares error
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    2020-Teaching Module-Applying Separation Of Variables
    This is one of several Teaching Modules prepare by the Principal Investigates of SIMIODE’s National Science Foundation grant and offered in 2020. The material offered is a complete narrative of how a modeling activity can be offered including...
    modulesEbolaseparation of variablesTeaching ModulesSeparation
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    2015-Beier-EtAl-Building Context with Tumor Growth Modeling Projects in Differential Equations
    Here we present two projects related to tumor growth appropriate for a first course in differential equations. They illustrate the use of problem-based learning to reinforce and extend course content via a writing or research experience.
    tummor growthresearch experience
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    2008-Padir-EtAl-Teaching Differential Equations in a Diverse Classroom
    The interesting portion of this paper are the descriptions of student projects offered: Vibrations of a 3-Story Building in an Earthquake, Triple Pendulum, Nonlinear Circuit. Phase portraits were offered in each case.
    circuitearthquakevibrationpendulumbuikldingtriple pendumlumnonlinear circuit
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    2015-Technology_and_the_Mathematics_Curriculum-CUPM_Curriculum_Guide_to_Majors_in_the_Mathematical _Sciences
    What role should technology play in teaching and learning undergraduate mathematics? This issue is addressed.
    classroomcurriculumtechnologyCUPM
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    1-070-FisheryHarvest-ModelingScenario
    Students model with logistic growth, harvesting, and diffusion in analyzing ocean fisheries of the Atlantic cod. We help students build models, ever more complex, to capture physical realities. At each stage we ask students to reflect on the model.
    logisticDiffusionmanagementharvestfishery
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    2-005-LinearizeItAll-TechniqueNarrative
    Linear approximations are often used to simplify nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) for ease in analysis. The resulting linear approximation produces an ODE where closed form solutions may be obtained.
    computationerrorTorricelli's Lawdata fittinglinear approximation
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    2-001-NumericalMethodsComparisons-TechniqueNarrative
    This material teaches the basics of numerical methods for first order differential equations by following graphical and numerical approaches. We discuss the order of accuracy of the methods and compare their CPU times.
    Euler's methodimproved Euler's methodRK3 methodsRK4 methodsorder of accuracyabsolute errorCPU time
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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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    1-003-IntroNumericalMethods-TechniqueNarrative
    We develop elementary approaches to numerically solving first order differential equations with Euler's Method, Improved Euler's Method and develop these geometrically to compute numeric solutions and compare them to analytic solutions.
    analytic solutionEuler's methodimproved Euler's method
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    1-087-ThanosPopulationDynamics-ModelingScenario
    In the end of the “Avengers Infinity War,” the villain Thanos snaps his fingers and turns half of all living creatures to dust with the hope of restoring balance to the natural world. How does this affect the long term behavior of various species?
    logisticexponentialpopulationThanos
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    1-043-CoolingUpAndDown-ModelingScenario
    We consider modeling the attempt of an air conditioner to cool a room to a ``constant'' temperature.
    temperatureoscillationNewton's Law of Coolingcoolingthermostatair conditioner