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3-040-FirstPassageTime-ModelingScenario
We apply the notions of dampedness to second order, linear, constant coefficient, homogeneous differential equations used to model a spring mass dashpot system and introduce the notion of first passage time through 0 value with several applications.
oscillator
damped
underdamped
first passage
first passage time
spring mash dashpot
Modeling Scenario
378
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1-061-PotatoCooling-ModelingScenario
We model the cooling of a baked potato and compare it to student-collected data.
least sum of square errors
Newton's Law of Cooling
cooling
potato
Article or Presentation
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412
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1
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2020-TeachingModule-ModelingFallingColumnOfWater
We discuss how to model a falling column of water empirically and analytically from first principles in physics laws.
module
column of water
Torricelli's Law
Torricelli
Teaching Module
Modeling Scenario
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469
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0
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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.
Google
exponential growth
language
word problems
etymology
Ngram
propagation
Jumbo
Modeling Scenario
251
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151
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1-071-NewtonWatson-ModelingScenario
Sherlock Holmes determines the time of death for a body found on a street in London and we need to reproduce his astute analysis
temperature
death
Newton's Law of Cooling
time of death
Sherlock Holmes
Modeling Scenario
218
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146
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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
437
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381
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0
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1-042-KoolAid-ModelingScenario
Students run experiments involving concentrated solution of drink powder flowing from upper to lower tank, initially filled with plain water. They make qualitative observations about the intensity of the color in the tanks, record data, and build...
concentration
compartment
tanks
KoolAid
Modeling Scenario
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187
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0
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1-107-ClothDry-ModelingScenario
We build a mathematical model for the rate of drying in a wet cloth while hanging in air. A model can be based on underlying physical principles (analytic) or based on observations and reasoned equations, but no physical assumptions (empirical).
drying
cloth
evaporation
Modeling Scenario
326
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175
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0
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1-005A-ChemDataCollection-ModelingScenario
A student is assigned the task of collecting data on a chemical reaction and does a poor job of collecting data. She only collects data at the start and end of a number of ten minute intervals and does not keep track of when the observations are...
linear regression
kinetics
chemistry
order of reaction
chemical reaction
chemical data
infusion
differencing
Modeling Scenario
228
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139
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0
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1-053-SlimeSpread-ModelingScenario
We offer a video showing real time spread of a cylinder of slime and challenge students to build a mathematical model for this phenomenon.
spreadsheets
slime
Modeling Scenario
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249
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1-001a-MMDeathImmigration-Variation-ModelingScenario
We model exponential death with m&m's as well as death with immigration.
simulation
data
m&m
immigration
death
Article or Presentation
132
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44
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0
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1994-T_Gruszka-A_Balloon_Experiment_in_the_Classroom
The experiment consists of dropping a balloon from two different heights and recording the time it takes to hit the floor. The following experiment involves a balloon, a stopwatch, and a measurement device such as a meter stick.
differential equations
resistance
gravity
free fall
acceleration
balloon
Modeling Scenario
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1-012-Sublimation-Modeling Scenario
We offer data on the sublimation of dry ice (carbon dioxide) collected in a classroom setting so that students can model the rate of change in the mass of a small solid carbon dioxide block with a differential equation model, solve the...
sublimation
dry ice
Potential Scenario
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37
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0
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2000-deOlivera-Delfino-Costa-Leite-Pinhole Water Flow From Cylindrical Bottles
The water flowing from the first bottle feeds the second one located below it. The same concepts of mass and energy conservation now lead to a non-trivial differential equation for the lowest bottle dynamics.
Torricelli's Law
Conservation of Energyt
Conservation of Mass
Bernoulli’s Theorem
Modeling Scenario
317
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444
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0
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1-082-MirroMirror-ModelingScenario
This project models the ``Foucault Knife Edge Test,'' an optical test commonly used by amateur astronomers who make their own mirrors for reflecting telescopes. The goal of the test is to estimate the shape of the surface of a mirror from optical...
astronomy
mirror climate change mitigation ocean deacidification
optics
telescope
lens
Foucault
interpolation
Modeling Scenario
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112
downloads
0
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1-084-GoingViral-ModelingScenario
Students employ randomization in order to create a simulation of the spread of a viral disease in a population (the classroom). Students then use qualitative analysis of the expected behavior of the virus to devise a logistic differential equation.
simulation
logistic
random
fitting
partial fractions
Potential Scenario
133
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48
downloads
0
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2006-G_Ashline-J_Ellis-Monaghan-How high-fast-long-Modeling water rocket flight with calculus
We describe an easy and fun project using water rockets to demonstrate applications of single variable calculus concepts.
calculus
Flight
projectile
water rocket
Potential Scenario
93
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39
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0
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2001-Edwards-Buckmire-A differential equation model of North American cinematic box-office dynamics
A new mathematical model is presented for the box-office dynamics of a motion picture released in North America.
cinema
movies
box-office
Modeling Scenario
235
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281
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0
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1-094-SteepingTea-ModelingScenario
We provide photographs of steeping process for a tea steeped in hot water. Students build a differential equation model for the steeping process and do parameter estimation using the color of our tea as a way to measure relative concentration.
concentration
Surface Area
color
Newton's Law of Cooling
tea
sugar
Modeling Scenario
309
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211
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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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