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    BCEENET- Broadening undergraduate participation in ecology and evolution research through CUREs using digitized natural history collections data (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    Biological Collections in Ecology and Evolution Network (BCEENET) brings together natural history collections (NHC) professionals, undergraduate educators, data experts, and researchers to support...

    Keywords: Evolutionecologybiologyundergraduate researchdata managementnatural history collectionscourse-based research experiences (CUREs)digitized natural history collectionsBCEENETcourse-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs)RCN-UBE Introduction

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    TuNE-BIO - Transforming Assessment, Feedback, and Grading in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-Introduction)
    The aim of TUnE-BIO is to transform assessment, feedback, and grading practices in undergraduate biology classrooms to combat “weed-out” culture and decrease inequities. Our incubator year focused...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    CBEC - Cell Biology Education Consortium (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    The CBEC helps faculty at PUIs move cancer cell culture research into the classroom. The mechanism that provides faculty with the resources they need to do this are modular protocols called Cell...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    Does Urbanization Favor Exotic Species?
    In this lesson, students will learn about the exotic European honeybee (Apis mellifera), and why they are considered an important pollinator. They will be prompted to think about the impacts of...

    Keywords: RStudiogeneral linear modelsAICurbanizationPoisson Distributionnative speciesHoneybeeexotic species

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    Simulating Cortical Rotation, Axis Induction, and Experimental Embryology in Amphibian Embryos Using Clay Models
    The study of development requires learners to understand spatially complex concepts like embryo anatomy. Embryo anatomy is dynamic over time, and it is often manipulated by researchers in...

    Keywords: developmentXenopusfertilizationEmbryologyinductionSymmetry breakingOrganizerCortical rotationPatterning

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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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    Parasite Patrol: Lifecycle Game
    Parasite Patrol is a detective-style game about parasite lifecycles suitable for use in university or K-12 settings. The goal of the game is for participants to role-play parasite detectives who...

    Keywords: parasitesGamelife cycleBoard game

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    Effect of Florida Surface Temperatures Over The Past Four Decades on the Frequency and Intensity of Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
    Tropical storms and hurricanes bring strong winds and heavy rainfall with the capability of destroying entire cities when these storms break landfall. Warm ocean waters are required to produce...

    Keywords: hurricane

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    The Edge Effect
    This module has students venturing outdoors to take a 50m transect and collect abundance data on plants utilizing quadrats in both edge and interior environment. Mathematically the goals of this...

    Keywords: statisticsecologydata analysisExcelintroductory biologygraphingp-valuest-testsQuantitative reasoninghypothesis testingsample sizestatistical testsinterdisciplinarystatistical analysisCommunity Ecologyspecies diversityvariationdiversity indexvinterpret dataNIQBShannon diversity indexC3. Statistical AnalysisC6. Quantitative Languageedge effect

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    Using Collaborative Projects to Promote Active Learning of Microbial Skin Diseases and Their Impact on Everyday Lives
    One of the most daunting aspects of introductory clinical microbiology is learning details about a vast number of different microbial diseases that can infect humans. Each of these diseases has...

    Keywords: infectious diseasecollaborationpathogenesisTreatment of diseasesReal-life Microbiology

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    Defining and Understanding Pathogenic Disease: An Engaging Activity that Connects Students' Lived Experiences with their Academic Studies
    Contagious diseases are unavoidable realities of life. Thus, understanding pathogens and their respective diseases is important in many biological subfields including evolution, ecology, health...

    Keywords: infectious diseasePathogenspathogenic disease

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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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    2017-Xiang_Liu-Mathematical Studies of Optimal Economic Growth Model with Monetary
    In this paper, efforts will be made to study an extended Neoclassic economic growth model derived from Solow-Swan Model and Ramsey-Cass-Koopsman Model.

    Keywords: Optimal Control TheoryJacobianSolow-Swan modelMonetary policyoptimal economic growth

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    2017-Rosario-Antony-Mathematical Model for Future Population Scenario In India And China – An Econometric Approach
    A mathematical model including dynamical systems, statistical models and differential equations involves variety abstract structures. Population growth is one of the main issues in India and China...

    Keywords: logisticIndiavital coefficientsAsiaCarrying Vapacitiyannual growth rate

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    2017-Ole_Witt-Hansen-Examples Of Differential Equations In Physics
    This is an article from the author’s homepage. The work contains fundamental and basic background and derivation of the differential equation models for a number of phenomena.

    Keywords: projectileair resistancefree falldragharmonic oscillation

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    2017-Fred_Adler-Mathematically Modeling Asthma
    Our Asthma models have examined how a viral infection can tip the immune system into a different state, with the potential to predispose an individual to future asthma

    Keywords: infectionasthmaimmune responserhinovirus

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    2017-David_Morin-Oscillations
    So needless to say, an understanding of oscillations is required for an understanding of waves.

    Keywords: dampingfrequency responseresonanceoscillationbeatsunderdampingharmonic oscillatorsover dampingcritical damping

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    2017-Bruce_Emerson-Wonderful World of Differential Equations
    This is a terrific set of noted with models and applications woven into the material at every opportunity and data as well. This is introductory differential equations with attention to detail and...

    Keywords: Newton's Second Law of MotionNewton's Law of CoolingreactionsPoiseuille’s Lawstopping distancerate of changeproblemsmodeling opportunities

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    2017-Andras_Domokos-Differential Equations - Theory and Applications – Notes
    This is a terrific set of notes with models and applications woven into the material at every opportunity and data as well. This is introductory differential equations with attention to detail and...

    Keywords: Newton's Second Law of MotionNewton's Law of Coolingbiochemical reactionsPoiseuille’s Lawstopping distance

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    2016-Spayd-Puckett- A Three-Fold Approach to the Heat Equation - Data Modeling Numerics
    This article describes our modeling approach to teaching the one-dimensional heat (diffusion) equation in a one-semester undergraduate partial differential equations course.

    Keywords: separation of variablesexperimentheat equationLab Equipmentcollect data

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