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    3-054-Relay-ModelingScenario
    We use a differential equations of one dimensional projectile motion and an integration of velocity for total distance to model the relay between an outfielder and an infielder in throwing the ball...

    Keywords: distanceprojectile motionrelaytimebaseballoutfieldhome plateminimization

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    3-067-RLCSeriesCircuit-ModelingScenario
    In this validation-oriented setup, the second order linear ordinary differential governing equation of a small signal RLC series AC circuit is solved analytically, and the results are compared with...

    Keywords: resistanceMultisimcircuitRLC circuitinductancecapacitancecimulationgoverning equation

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    3-073-EarthQuakePartII-ModelingScenario
    Your goal here is to determine how much friction/damping should be designed into a building to keep the roof from moving too far (which would result in the entire building collapsing) when it...

    Keywords: earthquakevibrationdampingamplitudespring-mass systemsteady-state solutionunderdamped

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    3-076-CircuitBuilding-ModelingScenario
    In this project students will establish a mathematical model for an electric circuit as a second-order ordinary differential equation with constant coefficients.

    Keywords: simulationexperimentMultisimcircuitinductancecapacitorKirchhoff's Voltage Lawresistor

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    3-085-SimplePendulum-ModelingScenario
    Thestudent is asked to derive and solve a differential equation that gives the position (angle

    Keywords: Newton's Second Law of Motionpendulumkinetic energypotential energyConservation of Energytinitial conditionssmall angle approximationTaylor polynomialpercent error

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    3-091-SpringModeling-ModelingScenario
    In this lab students will collect data on their spring mass systems and compare their empirical models to their theoretical ones—giving them an opportunity to actually test a model against data.

    Keywords: datalaboratoryLoggerProVerniermass-spring systemmodel validationempirical modeltheoretical model

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    3-092-WirelessPower-ModelingScenario
    We present an engineering application (wireless power transmission) modelled by a coupled system of two linear second-order differential equations with constant coefficients. One equation is...

    Keywords: DESMOSwireless power transmissionelectric circuitsKirchhoff's Voltage Law

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    4-039-FallingDarts-ModelingScenario
    we develop, solve, and analyze a second order differential equation model for free fall incorporating air resistance. Students solve the model using two methods -- reduction of order and...

    Keywords: optimizationresistanceterminal velocitymuzzle velocitydrag coefficientfree fallair drag

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    5-011-ModelingIbuprofren-ModelingScenario
    We consider modeling of data from a clinical experiment administered as oral doses of 400 mg ibuprofen, an analgesic pain reliever. Concentrations of ibuprofen in the serum/plasma of the subjects...

    Keywords: dataAICAkaike Information Criterionabsorptionsum of square errorscompartment modelibuprofendelay

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    5-030-AirshedSulphur-ModelingScenario
    Temperature inversions and low wind speeds trap air pollutants in a mountain valley for a period of time. Gaseous sulfur compounds are a significant air pollution problem. We offer a model for...

    Keywords: sulphurpollutionairshedhydrogen sulfidesulfur dioxide

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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

    Keywords: DensitybuoyancyArchimedes’ Principlefloatneutral buoyance

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    1-004-MicroorganismImmigration-ModelingScenario
    We present a modeling opportunity for population death with non-constant immigration and suggest the use of both discrete and continuous models with a comparison of results.

    Keywords: continuousimmigrationpopulationdeathdiscrete

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    4-050-ResonanceBeats-ModelingScenario
    We study what can happen when a pure oscillator (no damper) is driven by a forced vibration function which has the same or close to the same natural frequency as the system it is driving.

    Keywords: Spring 2020 workshopvibrationtuningdriverresonanceforced vibrationundampedbeatsnaturl frequency

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    A Letter to a Young Scientist: Prompting Students To Reflect On And Recognize Their Own Growth As Scientists
    This activity is designed to prompt students to reflect on and recognize their own growth as scientists and, consequently, may help develop student self-efficacy and science identity.
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    3-071-WirelessTelegraphy-ModelingScenario
    This project has three parts, (1) done at home, (2) and (3) in class. In (1) we recall how to solve second order differential equations with constant coefficients and simple source functions. In...

    Keywords: bRLC circuitresonancebeatscurrentwireless telegraphyLC circuit

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    Hands-On, Hands-Off: The Community College Genomics (ComGen) Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
    Science is a process of discovery where failure is inherent and iteration is necessary, yet instructors often teach the scientific process as if it is a controlled, highly supervised, confirmatory...

    Keywords: geneticssequencingDNAbacterium

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    SIMIODE Spring 2024 Webinars - Insightmaker
    We discuss the use of the FREE system dynamics software Insightmaker (https://insightmaker.com/) in a first course in Ordinary Differential Equations (with a modeling emphasis).

    Keywords: modelingsimulationSoftwarepythonsystemsInsightMakerflowCategory Theorystockstock-flow

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    5-007-ChemOpt-ModelingScenario
    Modeling a chemical reaction and estimating parameters in the model permits optimization of profits from extracting reactants.

    Keywords: optimizationpYield and sustainabilitynonprofit managementLaw of Mass Actionkineticreaction

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    Enzyme Kinetics: How Quickly Can Acetylcholinesterase Break Up Your Thoughts?
    This module contains exercises designed to help upper-level cell biology students understand the common graphical methods used to evaluate enzyme activity and to see the impact of inhibitors on...

    Keywords: cell biologyQuantitative reasoninginterdisciplinarylinear modelsInterpreting GraphsNIQBC2. Data and GraphsC4. mathematical modelsnonlinear models

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    2018-Arden_Baxter-Modeling Public Opinion
    In this paper, we adapt the epidemiological models to model the dynamics of public opinion. Public opinion is any view prevalent among the general public. Our model considers any topic or issue in...

    Keywords: epidemiologypopulationpublic opinion

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