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3-061-ChemEngApps-ModelingScenario
Students go through a chemical engineering problem: calculate concentration profile of cyclohexane within a catalyst pellet by solving a second order linear differential equation; then analyze the concentration as the radius of the catalyst...
Spanish
porous medium
catalyisis
cyclohexene
hydrogel
dehydrogenation
hyperbolic trig functions
Modeling Scenario
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301
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0
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1-026-Evaporation-ModelingScenario
We provide data on evaporation of 91% isopropyl alcohol in six different Petri dishes and one conical funnel and on evaporation of water in one Petri dish. We ask students to develop a mathematical model for the rate of change in the respective...
evaporation
cone
alcohol
Petri dish
Modeling Scenario
335
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149
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0
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1-105-AnimalFall-ModelingScenario
This project uses Newton's Second Law of Motion to model a falling animal with a resistance term proportional to cross sectional area of the animal, presumed to be spherical in shape.
animal
Netwon's Second Law of Motion
falling body
terminal velocity
air resistance
Newton
air friction
fall
Modeling Scenario
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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
Technique Narrative
489
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509
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0
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1-005-NavigatingNumericalMethods-TechniqueNarrative
This technique narrative is a discovery-based approach to learning the basics of numerical methods for first order differential equations, by following the graphical and analytical perspectives of the forward Euler method and second order Taylor...
Euler's method
Taylor's Method
search and rescue
Coaast Guard
lost at sea
longitude
latitude
limit definition
Modeling Scenario
211
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239
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0
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4-036-AltitudeDependentGravity-ModelingScenario
When projectiles are way above Earth's surface gravity's changes become important when dealing with projectiles at high altitudes. We lay out an approach for such a case which is a second-order differential equation.
a
gravity
projectile
linearization
ltitufe
altitude
Modeling Scenario
305
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282
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0
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1-114-EarthClimate-ModelingScenario
In this modeling scenario, we investigate the Earth's climate using a zero-dimensional energy balance model. Energy balance models are climate models that try to predict the average surface temperature of the Earth.
climate
energy
temperature
linearization
phase lines
energy balance model
root finding
Modeling Scenario
237
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357
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0
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5-090-SolidParticleErosion-ModelingScenario
By applying Newton's second law, and making a collection of reasonable assumptions, students will derive a system of differential equations that model the path of a rigid particle as it gouges material from a more ductile surface.
classical mechanics
solid mechanics
Newton's Laws of Motion
rigid body
plasticity
pitting
ductile surface
Modeling Scenario
479
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366
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3-104-BungeeJumping-ModelingScenario
In this project, students design a bungee jumping cord (cross-sectional area and length) that will keep jumpers safe. Students communicate their recommendations as a letter to a client interested in starting a bungee jumping business.
design
falling
mass
spring\
bungee
elesticity
recommendation
consult
Technique Narrative
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312
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0
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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 dioxide
Surface Atmosphere Exchange
bifurcation
fold bifurcation
saddle node
Modeling Scenario
289
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169
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0
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3-009-BallDropInWater-ModelingScenario
We conduct an analysis of a falling ball in liquid to determine its terminal velocity and to ascertain just what radius ball for a given mass density is necessary to attain a designated terminal velocity.
resistance
gravity
falling body
terminal velocity
buoyancy
Modeling Scenario
246
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142
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3-027-BobbingDropping-ModelingScenario
We present two exercises in which we ask students to model (1) falling object experiencing terminal velocity and (2) bobbing block of wood in liquid. We model the motion using Newton's Second Law of Motion and Archimedes' Principle.
drug resistance
directed
buoyancy
free fall
static equilibrium
displacement
Modeling Scenario
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90
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0
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1-036-NeutralBuoyancy-ModelingScenario
An object may hang suspended at, say, ten foot depth in a column of water if at ten feet underwater the density of the object equals the density of water. We study this phenomenon
Density
buoyancy
Archimedes’ Principle
float
neutral buoyance
Modeling Scenario
205
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213
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0
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3-095-ShotInWater-ModelingScenario
This project uses Newton's Second Law of Motion in conjunction with a quadratic model for the resistance experienced by a bullet moving through water to analyze a classic action movie scene.
projectile motion
terminal velocity
projectile
water resistance
reduction of order
friction
air resistance
Modeling Scenario
349
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551
downloads
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
251
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185
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0
comments
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
290
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195
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0
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3-055-FloatingBox-ModelingScenario
In this scenario, we lead students through the process of building a mathematical model for a floating rectangular box that is bobbing up and down.
oscillation
Archimedes’ Principle
buoancy
oscillatory motion
Newton's Second Law
Modeling Scenario
226
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340
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0
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9-015-UnearthingTruth-ModelingScenario
This project introduces \textit{electrical resistivity tomography}, a technique of interest for geophysical imaging, used to produce images of underground features or structures by using electrical current.
geophysical
Imaging
Statistical inverse problem
tunnel
conduction
Holocaust
Vilnius
Divergence Theorem
flux
Laplace's equation
impedance
electrical resistivity tomography
tomography
resistivity
Modeling Scenario
1185
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3708
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0
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1-005-OilSlick-ModelingScenario
We describe a modeling activity with difference and differential equations which enlightens students on the model building process and parameter estimation for a linear, first-order, non-homogeneous, ordinary differential equation.
model fitting
spreadsheets
Spanish
derrame de petróleo
datos
expansión
oil slick
Modeling Scenario
278
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198
downloads
0
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1-059-ContainerShapeFallingWater-ModelingScenario
We examine many different physical situations to determine the time it takes a fixed volume of water to flow out of different shape containers through the same size exit hole at the bottom of the container.
containers
Torricelli's Law
shape
discharge coefficient
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