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    1-144-HeatCool-ModelingScenario
    We offer an opportunity to build a mathematical model using Newton's Law of Cooling for a closed plastic baggie of liquid inside a liquid container.

    Keywords: temperatureNewton's Law of Coolingcooling

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    1-131-CaffeineElimination-ModelingScenario
    We model the concentration of caffeine eliminated from the human body at a rate proportional to the concentration. This is a ``first-order reaction'' in the language of pharmacokinetics -- the...

    Keywords: caffeineeliminationpharmacokineticsdrug

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    Biochemistry Take Home Exam - Alternative Assessment
    This take-home exam part has several creative activities that students can choose from to demonstrate their mastery of concepts in my one-semester General Biochemistry survey course. In addition...

    Keywords: BiochemistryInclusive teachingAlternative Assessmenttake home exam

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    Pedigree Unspoken Assumptions
    A video that highlights the unspoken assumptions that we use in pedigree analysis.

    Keywords: geneticsintroductory biologybiologybiology teachingVideoGenetics educationGeneral biology educationpedigreePedigree analysisassumptionsunspoken assumptionsskit

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    1-015-Torricelli-ModelingScenario
    We help students develop a model (Torricelli's Law) for the height of a falling column of water with a small hole in the container at the bottom of the column of water through which water exits the...

    Keywords: dataSpanishtankcolumn of waterapertureTorricelli's LawConservation of EnergytSolverwater flowExcel Solver

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    2017-Jean-Roux-Mathematical Models in Air Quality Problems
    Presents many models with analysis in air quality control. Starts with chemical kinetics models and builds complexity to PDE models.

    Keywords: air pollution effects on forest ecosystemsfinite volume methodboundary layerchemical kineticsfinite differenceemissionsdepositionsadvection

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    2017-Guy-Bart_Stan-Modelling in Biology
    This is a very rich set of notes, rich in examples and ideas for modeling. In almost all cases after a model is introduced in real context there is attention to stability analysis.

    Keywords: spring massbifurcationmass actionlimit cycles

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    2015-Joshi-EtAl-Optimal control of an SIR model with changing behavior through an education campaign
    We study stability analysis and use optimal control theory on the system of differential equations to achieve the goal of minimizing the infected population (while minimizing the cost).

    Keywords: SIR modelsvaccinepopulationwater treatmentsusceptibleeducation campaignminimizing costinfected

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    2004-Ledzewicz-Schattler-Application of Control Theory in Modelling Cancer Chemotherapy
    In this paper we discuss how to incorporate more realistic medical aspects of chemotherapy which hitherto have been neglected in the models.

    Keywords: optimal controldrug resistancepharmacokineticspharmacodynamicschemotherapy

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    2015-Carl_Lutzer-Using Expected Value to Introduce the Laplace Transform
    We propose an introduction to the Laplace transform in which Riemann sums are used to approximate the expected net change in a function, assuming that it quantifies a process that can terminate at...

    Keywords: Expected ValueRiemann sumnet change

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    2014-Niemann-Miklos-Simple Method for Estimation of Parameters in First Order Systems
    A simple method for estimation of parameters in first order systems with time delays is presented in this paper.

    Keywords: delaytime delystep response

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    2013-Murray_Bourne-Modeling fish stocks
    It is possible to have a sustainable fishing industry with proper planning and strictly enforced quotas.

    Keywords: logisticFishingfishing industryfish managementfood availabilityreeding ratewater temperature

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    2013-Antonin_Slavik-Mixing Problems with Many Tanks
    Discusses many tank configurations, circular, cascading, in a row, etc. and the attendant matrix representation of the linear mixing model of differential equations.

    Keywords: lineartankmixingcircularcascading

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    2012-Bech-EtAl-Resources For Engineering Applications Of Math
    Illustrations of applied mathematics including statics, truss, heat equation, column analysis, coupled oscillators, feedback control, AC circuit, chemical reactions, kinetics.

    Keywords: kineticsheat equationcolumn analysiscoupled oscillatorsfeedback controlAC circuitchemical reactions

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    2010-Soetaert-EtAl-Solving Differential Equations in Rd SIMIODE Draft (5)
    Here we give a brief overview of differential equations that can now be solved by R.

    Keywords: solving

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    2010-Singh-Mishra-athematical modeling approach to study growth rate of grassroots technological innovations
    In this paper we have proposed a simple mathematical model by using ordinary differential equation to know the spread rate of technological innovations in rural India.

    Keywords: logisticexponentialsigmoidtechnological innovationsasymptoticspread of innovation

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    2009-Peter-Howard-Modeling With ODE
    This is a set of class notes rich in examples and ideas for modeling. There is some MatLab code in support of some of the activities.

    Keywords: ratescompetitionpopulationepidemicpendulumcarbon datingreaction chemistrymechanicsplanetary motiondrag racingHamilton’s methodvariational method

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    1999-Meyer-Ausubel-Carrying Capacity-A Model with Logistically Varying Limits
    This paper extends the logistic equation to simple growth model with a logistically increasing carrying capacity. This is applied to human population situations in several countries with fits to data.

    Keywords: population dynamicsparameter estimationlimited growthgrowthlogisitic

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    1987-MS_Greenwood-Using videotapes to study underdamped motion of a pendulum
    Using a video camera to study the effects of air resistance acting on pendulum bob, ping-pong ball, styrofoam spheres, and brass spheres.

    Keywords: Videoresistancependulumping-pong ballstyrofoam ballbrass ball

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    1989-EY_Rodin-K_Egan-Mathematics modelling of the rate of chemical reactions
    The development of improved designs for chemical reactors as well as the prediction of optimal operating conditions in chemical production are based on an understanding of the rates at which...

    Keywords: kineticsfirst orderreactionsecond orderzeroth order

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