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    Laboratory Math
    Explanations and demonstrations on how to use mathematical equations for various laboratory purposes, including those specific to SEA-PHAGES (such as phage titer calculations) and those that are...
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    Data Analysis Recitation Activities Support Better Understanding in SEA-PHAGES CURE
    Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) are widely known to improve student learning outcomes in the sciences. Undergraduate students have a particularly difficult time interpreting...

    Keywords: bacteriophageDNA extractionGel analysisPhage purificationTiter calculationViral replicative growth

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    Confidence Intervals Tutorial
    Numbers Count Excel resource

    Keywords: ExcelNumbers Countconfidence interval

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    Mechanisms of Cell Attachment
    This module introduces the calculation of refractive indices along a cell surface in the context of understanding the attachment of cells to surfaces. It is intended for an introductory biology...

    Keywords: GeometryCell StructureCell GrowthSimple EquationsInterpreting GraphCell Attachment

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    Teaching Notes for Implementation of Gene Expression in Stem Cells
    Teaching notes for implementing Data Nugget: Gene Expression in Stem Cells in a introductory biology lab.

    Keywords: Resources @ Data Nuggetsteaching notes

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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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    Population Ecology in Swirl: Estimating Population Sizes
    The students will learn to estimate population sizes and consider assumptions of mathematical models and their applicability to the ecology of an organism/population

    Keywords: RSwirl

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    Cell Aggregation and Sphere Packing
    This module introduces the calculation of packing density in the context of understanding cell aggregation and arrangement. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: RatiosGeometryInequalitiesCell StructureCell GrowthCell AggregationSphere Packing

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    Doubling Time of Tumors
    This module introduces the calculation of potential doubling time of tumorous cells in the context of understanding the growth of a population of the cells. It is intended for an introductory...

    Keywords: linear regressionRatiosCell StructureOpenStaxCell Growth

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    Spreadsheet Data Analysis Terms and Shortened Tutorial 4
    Introductory students are asked to learn terms for descriptive statistics and complete a matching exercise. Tutorial 4 was shorted to just the full calculations of t values.

    Keywords: Scientific ProcessStatistics and MathScientific Methodology

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    Measuring streamflow using the float method
    Streamflow, the amount of water flowing in a creek, stream, or river at a certain point in time, is critical to people and the environment. Knowing the amount of flowing water is important for...

    Keywords: River Field Studies Networkstreamflowstreamflow measurements

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    2003-Rasmussen-Keynes-Lines of Eigenvectors and Solutions to Systems of Linear Differential Equations
    The purpose of this paper is to describe an instructional sequence where students invent a method for locating lines of eigenvectors and corresponding solutions to systems of two first order linear...

    Keywords: instructional designeigenvalueseigenvalue analysis

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    Investigating human impacts on Southeastern US stream ecology using R
    Adaptation of the "Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: Scaling up from Local to National with a focus on the Southeast" specifically to focus on self-paced R code instruction
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    Using Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Stream Bioassessment
    Bioassessment is an evaluation of the biological condition of a waterbody using biological surveys and other direct measurements of resident living organisms. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are...

    Keywords: toleranceMacroinvertebratesRiver Field Studies Networkbioindicatorbioassessmentstream health

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    2007-Exben_Friis-Jensen-Modeling and Simulation of Glucose-Insulin Metabolism
    In this thesis one of the models of diabetes, Bergman’s minimal model is described trough derivation and simulations.

    Keywords: Metabolisminsulin resistanceglucosePID controllerintolerance

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    2007-Mogen_Steffensen-Differential Equations in Finance and Life Insurance
    The mathematics of finance and the mathematics of life insurance were always intersecting. Life insurance contracts specify an exchange of streams of payments between the insurance company and the...

    Keywords: financedisabilitylife insurancemortalityinsuraneThiele’s equationBlack-Scholes equation

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    NMDS to Study Dead Wood Fungi Communities in Parks of New Jersey
    Students use dead wood (saproxylic) fungi occurrence data from New Jersey, USA collected by students and faculty of Kean University to learn the basics of community ecology. Simple NMDS ordination...

    Keywords: RRStudioCommunity EcologyBioinformatics Educationbiodiversity informaticsNMDSfungiordination

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    Computational Biology using R
    This is an introductory level course on computational biology.

    Keywords: simulationmoduleRcourseprojectsolutions

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    Data Management using National Ecological Observatory Network's (NEON) Small Mammal Data with Accompanying Lesson on Mark Recapture Analysis
    Students use small mammal data from the National Ecological Observatory Network to understand necessary steps of data management from data collection to data analysis by estimating small mammal...

    Keywords: data managementspreadsheetssmall mammals community dynamicsNEONCapture mark-recaptureResource TypeNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    Data Nugget- City Parks and Texas A&M University-Kingsville Camera Trap Assignment
    The Data Nugget- City Parks module was used in a sophomore-junior level undergraduate wildlife management techniques course (with lab) in Fall 2017. Modifications were made to the original Data...

    Keywords: species richnessspecies diversityResource Typecamera trap

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