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    2008-Luis_San_Andrés-Dynamic Response of Second Order Mechanical Systems with Viscous Response Forces
    Walk through the cases in context of second order linear constant coefficient differential equation with driving function

    Keywords: driving functionviscousmechanical system

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    6-003-SchoolFluEpidemic-ModelingScenario
    We offer a model of the spread of flu in a school dormitory and are asked to find when the flu levels reach their peak and explain long term behavior of the spread of the flu.

    Keywords: infectionepidemicSIR modelflupeakschool children

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    To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate
    To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. Much of the recent trend in society against vaccination is that the general population does not understand 1) how vaccines work and 2) how...

    Keywords: pathogenELISAimmunityantibodyAntigen

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    1964-Aghajanian-Bing-Persistence Of LSD In Plasma In Human Subjects
    Two micrograms per kilogram of LSD-25 was administered intravenously to five normal human subjects. The concentration of[ drug in plasma was determined serially over the subsequent 8 hours. We...

    Keywords: LSDscoreplasmalysergic acid diethylamidehuman subjuects

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    5-022-ColdPill-ModelingScenario
    A model for the flow of a cold pill drug through the gastrointestinal compartment to the bloodstream compartment of a human subject is proposed. Students solve the system of differential equation...

    Keywords: ratesmedicinedrug discoverycompartmentcold pillgastrointestinalbloodstream

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    Topics in Restoration Ecology: Restoring the Red Wolf in North Carolina
    The planet’s most endangered wolf is the red wolf, with only one wild population, a nonessential experimental group established in eastern North Carolina, of 15-17 individuals in existence as of...

    Keywords: ecologyRestoration Ecology

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    Using a Sequential Interpretation of Data in Envelopes (SIDE) approach to identify a mystery TRP channel
    This lesson sought to engage students in data interpretation and to encourage critical thinking about neurophysiology in the context of temperature sensation. A family of receptors called Transient...

    Keywords: Cell communicationChannel specificity and activationLimitations of tools of Cell BiologyNeuronal Signaling

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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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    2014-John_Cimbala-Dynamic System Response
    In this learning module, we discuss the dynamic system response of sensors and their associated electronic circuits.

    Keywords: sensor networksoscillationssystem responseelectronic circuit

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    Type I Functional Response
    This module introduces the type I functional response in the context of understanding the relationship between an individual's rate of consumption and food density. It is intended for an...

    Keywords: ecologylinear equationsfood density

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    Politeness Data
    The dataset recorded properties of formal and informal speech registers in Korean.

    Keywords: linguistics

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    Furry with a chance of evolution: Exploring genetic drift with tuco-tucos
    Genetic drift is an important mechanism of evolution, yet undergraduates often fail to understand how it leads to evolutionary change due in part to its random nature. This lesson plan describes a...

    Keywords: EvolutionGenetic DriftBottle neckFounder effectRandom evolutionary processes

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    2019-Fred_Brauer-The_Final_Size_of_a_Serious_Epidemic
    In an epidemic of a serious disease, there is likely to be behavioral response that decreases the epidemic size considerably.

    Keywords: epidemicfinal sizebehavioral responseSIER modelrelations

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    Type II Functional Response: Holling’s Disk Equation
    This module introduces the Holling’s disk equation in the context of understanding the relationship between an individual's rate of consumption and food density. It is intended for an introductory...

    Keywords: ecologyHolling's Disk Equation

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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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    Predicting and classifying effects of insertion and deletion mutations on protein coding regions
    Mutations in genes can affect the encoded proteins in multiple ways, and some of these effects are counterintuitive. As for any other knowledge, students must create their own deep understanding of...

    Keywords: mutationcentral dogmatranslationframeshift

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    Escape Zoom!: Reviewing Introductory Evolution Content Using an Escape Room Format
    Reviewing and integrating key concepts and learning goals at the end of a biology course can be overwhelming to students and instructors alike. Often end-of-term review sessions in preparation for...

    Keywords: Evolutionartificial selectionSpeciationextinctionsexual selectionphylogenetic treesmechanisms of evolution

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    2010-Keesom-EtAl-Fishing for Answers Investigating Sustainable Harvesting Ra
    The purpose of this report is to determine and propose a model by which an optimal harvesting frequency can be determined to maintain a steady population of Alaskan salmon.

    Keywords: fisheriesEuler's methodnonlinearlogistic harvestingcanabalismsalmon

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    1989-R_Blickhan-Spring Mass Model For Running-Hopping
    A simple spring—mass model consisting of a massless spring attached to a point mass describes the interdependency of mechanical parameters characterizing running and hopping of humans as a function...

    Keywords: spring massjumpjumping

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    1-096-OP-AMP-Differentiator-ModelingScenario
    The output waveform (function) of a operational amplifier type of differentiator circuit is determined analytically from the first order governing ordinary differential equation and compared with...

    Keywords: simulationMeasurementfeedbackMultisimcircuitvoltageoperational amplifiervalidationSPICE

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