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5-005-StiffDifferentialEquations-TechniqueNarrative
This material introduces the topic of ``stiffness'' for a system of ordinary differential equations (ODE's), through a series of examples. Stiffness is a property that a system of ODE's may posses that make it difficult to solve numerically.
Euler's method
explicit methods
implicit methods
stiff
sitffness
stiff differential equation
instability
Technique Narrative
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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
Technique Narrative
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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 method
improved Euler's method
RK3 methods
RK4 methods
order of accuracy
absolute error
CPU time
Modeling Scenario
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264
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1-138-InnerEarDrugDelivery-ModelingScenario
Students examine local drug delivery to the cochlea. The delivery system is modeled as a liquid mixing problem. Students formulate the differential equation, and solve the equation using separation of variables or integrating factor.
concentration
drug delivery
inner ear
cochlea
hearing loss
Modeling Scenario
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1-115-ModelingWithFirstOrderODEs-ModelingScenario
Several models using first order differential equations are offered with some questions on formulating a differential equations model with solutions provided.
bacteria
falling object
Newton's Law of Cooling
drug
cooling
drag
Technique Narrative
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115
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0
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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.
series soluotion
polynomial solutions
Chebyshev polynomials
Chebyshev differential equations
Modeling Scenario
253
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115
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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
Technique Narrative
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181
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1-030-RandomPerturbation-TechniqueNarrative
After a brief historical view of this problem, we will demonstrate the derivation of first order linear differential equations with random perturbations.
random perturbation
Brownian motion
Langevin equation
Riemann-Steiltjes integral
Wiener process
Ito's calculus
Modeling Scenario
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9-010-TravelingWave-ModelingScenario
Students are taken through a traveling wave analysis of a porous medium model. While the starting point is a nonlinear partial differential equation model, after a change of variables, students are led quickly to an ordinary differential equation...
traveling waves
seepage velocity
porous medium
Modeling Scenario
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198
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9-012-PDEGuitarTuning-ModelingScenario
We lead students through a derivation of a partial differential equation which models the motion of a string held at both ends, a case of the one-dimensional wave equation, and then play it on Mathematica.
extension
sine waves
frequency
guitar
damping
Fourier
string
tuning
Modeling Scenario
301
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140
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0
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1-111-SpreadOfInformation-ModelingScenario
Students perform experiments to model spread of information within a population. Students collect data, determine essential components and parameters and build a mathematical model culminating with a separable linear first order differential...
data
logistic
racism
prejudice
misinformation
memes
spread
disinformation
information
lies
Google Trends
coins
pennies
Modeling Scenario
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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.
simulation
fish
Fishing
mixing
restocking
Modeling Scenario
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1-065-AlgalBlooms-ModelingScenario
This modeling scenario investigates the massive algal blooms that struck Lake Chapala, Mexico, starting in 1994.
direction fields
tool:dfield
algae
harmful algae blooms
population
compartment
Lake Chapala
Modeling Scenario
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286
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0
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9-005-InvasiveSpeciesModel-ModelingScenario
This scenario takes students through the development of an invasive species partial differential equation model. Basic models are discussed first, which lead students to eventually develop their own model which takes into account dispersion.
Invasive Species
logistic
migration
traveling waves
dispersion
Technique Narrative
365
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197
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0
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9-001-SkinBurnModelNumericalMethods-TechniqueNarrative
The heat equation is an important partial differential equation (PDE) which describes the distribution of heat in a given region over time. Numerical methods play an important role in solving these.
Maternal-Fetal interface
heat equation
Conservation of Energyt
heat flux
Euler's forward method
central difference
skin burn
hyperthermia
thermal conductivity
layers
Modeling Scenario
284
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427
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0
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6-070-BeerBubbles-ModelingScenario
The goal of this project is to set up and numerically solve a first-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation (ODE) system of three equations in three unknowns that models beer bubbles that form at the bottom of a glass and rise to the top.
molecular forensics
BEER
sphere
bubble
Newton' Second Law
Ideal Gas Law
drag force
Hadamard
Stokes
mole
Modeling Scenario
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478
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0
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3-076-CircuitBuilding-ModelingScenario
In this project students will establish a mathematical model for an electric circuit as a second-order ordinary differential equation with constant coefficients.
simulation
experiment
Multisim
circuit
inductance
capacitor
Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
resistor
Modeling Scenario
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266
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0
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5-015-RunnersSynchronize-ModelingScenario
In this modeling scenario we practice finding and classifying equilibria of a one-variable differential equation. We do this in the context of a phase model which is often a simpler way of studying oscillatory phenomena.
predator
Autonomous equations
oscillation
coupled oscillator
synchrony
runner
prey
Kuramato model
Modeling Scenario
191
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354
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0
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4-055-ShatterWineGlass-ModelingScenario
This module takes students through real life scenarios to examine resonance and its destructive power using differential equation models. What is resonance? How does it happen? Why is it important?
frequency
damping
amplitude
resonance
oscillation
shattering
wine glass
bridges
aircraft
external force
Modeling Scenario
294
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198
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0
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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...
compartment
salt
tank
mixing
flow
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