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    Trophic Cascades, Population Structure, and the Role of Keystone Species
    In this activity, students will use data from natural parks to examine terrestrial trophic cascades. Concepts will then be applied to examples in freshwater ecosystems.

    Keywords: case studyBiodiversityplantsResource Typetrophic cascadesnational parks

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    LearnR Apps
    Presentation on using the LearnR software in teaching. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute

    Keywords: mathematicsRStudioformulascomputer programming2021 BIOMEparson's problems

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    Mathematics for Biologists Problem Workbook
    This is a workbook of solved problems created by Dr. Juergen Gerlach at Radford University

    Keywords: math for biologymath for life sciencesworkbookproblem set

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    Figure of the Week: Applied Statistics for Wildlife Research
    Students use their number sense to make observations and explain or guess at patterns shown, discussing at the start of a weekly computer lab. This slide deck focuses on figures related to concepts...

    Keywords: statisticsgraphsmath anxietyWildlife Biologymath attitudesInterpreting Graphssense of belongingfear of negative evaluation

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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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    2011-Kurt_Kreith-The Mathematics of Global Change
    The authors discuss broad issues and then focus on specifics like exponential growth, logistic growth, and the logistic equation with delay.

    Keywords: exponential growthlogistic growth

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    Introduction to NEON
    This is a presentation that provides an introduction to the National Ecological Observatory Network and the educational resources it provides for working with large ecological data.
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    3D breast cancer tissue reconstruction image files
    Database of image files for AIMS Resource: 3D breast cancer tissue reconstruction

    Keywords: Resources @ AIMS

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    Dendroclimatology images
    Database of image files for AIMS Resource: Dendroclimatology

    Keywords: imagesdendroclimatologyResources @ AIMS

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    2001-Cheng-Teaching mathematical modelling in Singapore schools
    The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of introducing the teaching of mathematical modelling to the secondary school curriculum in Singapore.

    Keywords: teachinglogisticsecondary school mathematicsBarnacle GeeseSingapore

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    2015-Dios-EtAl-How Engineers deal with Mathematics solving Differential Equations
    The students of fourth course, of the bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences or Industrial Engineering at the University of Salamanca (Spain), they learn mathematics solving real problems with the...

    Keywords: assessmentengineering educationSimulink

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    2012-Greer-Palin-Students in Differential Equations and Epidemiology Model a Campus Outbreak of pH1N1
    We describe a semester-long collaboration between a mathematics class and a biology class. Students worked together to understand and model the trajectory of the pandemic H1N1, pH1N1, outbreak...

    Keywords: H1N1pandemicspreadoutbreakpH1N1

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    Implementing a Math Prerequisite - Does it help or hurt?
    Poster on the effect of math prerequisite courses on student success in introductory biology. Presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: introductory biologymath prerequisite

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    Restoring tropical forests: Is planting clusters of trees a cost-effective and ecologically-sound strategy to restore tropical forest?
    This module (available in four languages) provides a broad introduction to both ecological and social aspects of tropical forest restoration. It focuses on a long-term study comparing three...

    Keywords: Restoration Ecologyforest restorationtropical forest

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    2017-Craig_Tracy-Lectures on Differential Equations
    These notes are for a one-quarter course in differential equations. The approach is to tie the study of differential equations to specific applications in physics with an emphasis on oscillatory...

    Keywords: physicsoscillation

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    2020-Cline-EtAl-A Vision for Projects Across the Mathematics Curriculum
    We describe a model that incorporates projects at all stages across the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. Finally, we provide samples of projects that we have used in selected courses.

    Keywords: projectstechnical writinginterdisciplinary skills

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    Temperature Balance Equation Activity
    Students learn about the temperature balance equation. They then conduct a thought experiment (with a worksheet) using the components of the equation to manage their heat balance for survival on a...

    Keywords: equationtemperatureheatevaporationconductionconvectionMetabolicRadiation

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    UDL Guidelines Workbook
    A tool for analyzing a resource's alignment to CAST's Universal Design for Learning Guidelines
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    Innovative Teaching Exchange: Asking Questions in Probability Class
    This is an article in MAA's Innovative Teaching Exchange that describes strategies to get students past thoughtless number crunching, guessing, and intuition when it comes to solving probability...

    Keywords: Probabilitypedagogyteaching strategies

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    BIO 263 Ecological Data Analysis
    Course materials for BIO 263 Ecological Data Analysis

    Keywords: Rdata analysisecological datasets

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