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    Using Alternative Assessments: IGELS Tools, Tips, & Strategies to Enhance Undergraduate Biology for Non-majors
    Alternative assessments focus on learning outcomes and engage students with metacognitive reasoning.​ This workshop session provides an introduction to designing and using rubrics as alternative...

    Keywords: NABT 2022IGELS

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    Instructor Solutions for SIMIODE Textbook
    This is a complete set of solutions for all projects, exercises, and reading exercises and is restricted to those registered as Instructors
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    1-001-SepartionOfVariables-TechniqueNarrative
    We discuss strategies to solve first order, ordinary differential equations with mathematical models when the variables may be separated.

    Keywords: solutionsstrategymethodapplications

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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE): Instructor Implementation
    This details an implementation of the climate change module, where students explore how climate is using data. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    Tiny Earth: Studentsourcing antibiotic discovery
    Poster on Tiny Earth presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: antibiotic-resistancesoil microbiologyTiny Earth

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    iDigBio Tutorial - BLUE Resource
    A user guide and video instructions for iDigBio

    Keywords: databasesQuerying databasesdata in the classroombiodiversity informaticsbiodiversity collections

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    Introduction to Python for Data Science Course
    Free Introduction to Python for Data Science Course at DataCamp

    Keywords: data scienceonline learningcoursepythonfree

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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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    Using Systems Thinking in Introductory Biology Courses
    The Systems Thinking module (Units 1-3) was utilized in two separate introductory biology courses, General Biology II Lab and The Living Environment online course.

    Keywords: biologysystems thinkinglab activity

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    Gene Expression in Stem Cells
    The module served as in introduction to the Gene Expression unit. It was implemented in two phases, a pre-class activity and an in-class activity to introduce chapter concepts and reinforce...

    Keywords: small group activitypre-class activityGeneral Biology

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    Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data
    This is an FMN participant modification of the TIEE module "Exploring the population dynamics of wintering bald eagles through long-term data" authored by Julie Beckstead, Alexandra N....

    Keywords: ecologyIntroductoryEcological Society of AmericafmnLectureUndergraduateData DiscoveryInstructional SettingAudience LevelActivity LengthMore than 1 hour

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    6-068-VisualizingPredator-PreyCycles
    In this modeling scenario, we propose a gentle introduction to limit cycles using nullcline analysis and a spreadsheet graphical approach via the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. We will be...

    Keywords: nullclinespredator-preyGeometrypredatorRunge-Kuttapreylimit cycle

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    2017-GR_Gustafson-Differential Equations Course Materials
    There are many applications from compartment and cascade analysis, recycling brine tank, home heating with multiple rooms, chemostat, microbes, heartbeats, lidocaine, nutrient flow in an aquarium,...

    Keywords: chemostatmicrobesbiomassforecastingtransfercompartmentpesticidesearthquaketankheatinglidocainebrineheartbeatsnutrient flowaquariumelectric networkscircuitsloggingbuildingcascade

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    2013-Fathalla_Rihan-Delay Differential Equations in Biosciences - Parameter estimation and sensitivity analysis
    This is a review article to show that delay differential models have a richer mathematical framework (compared with models without memory or after-effects) and a better consistency with biological...

    Keywords: epidemiologysensitivityImmunologyphysiologyRK-methodstime-lags

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    2010-Brian_Winkel-Parameter estimates in differential equation models for chemical kinetics
    We discuss the need for devoting time in differential equations courses to modelling and the completion of the modelling process with efforts to estimate the parameters in the models using data.

    Keywords: kineticschemical kineticszeroth order reactionfirst order reactionsecond order reaction

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    2004-Aldo_Rescigno-On the use of pharmacokinetic models
    In this paper I will define in a simple and logical way a set of useful pharmacokinetic parameters and show how their estimation depends on the assumed model.

    Keywords: compartmentsteady statepharmacokineticsvolume distribution

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    2002-Nelson-Perelson-Mathematical analysis of delay differential equations models of HIV-1 infection
    We develop and analyze a set of models that include intracellular delays, combination antiretroviral therapy, and the dynamics of both infected and uninfected T cells.

    Keywords: infectionHIVT cells

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    2001-Edwards-Buckmire-A differential equation model of North American cinematic box-office dynamics
    A new mathematical model is presented for the box-office dynamics of a motion picture released in North America.

    Keywords: cinemamoviesbox-office

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    2014-Blomhøj-EtAl-Compartment models
    An overview of compartment models with many rich illustrations and much attention to various numerical methods in solutions of the resulting differential equations using Matlab. Also included is a...

    Keywords: concentrationkineticsphysiologycompartmentsalttankbalancereactionsminkbathtub

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    1994-Paul_Davis-Asking Good Questions about Differential Equations
    A general essay about the Rule of Three – numerical, algebraic, and graphical perspectives + modeling with one illustration about Irish population.

    Keywords: questionspopulationnumericalphysical contextgraphicalalgebraicIreland

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