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    The Math Modeling Hub: a New Online Community of Practice for Educators
    Talk given as a part of the Symposium - Communities of Practice for Math Modeling Education at the SIAM 2018 Conference

    Keywords: SIAMCommunities of PracticeResources @ MMHubResources @ SIAMEd 2018

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    2020-TeachingModule-ModelingNonlethalInfluenzaEpidemic
    We discuss the modeling efforts and tools for success in modeling the spread of nonlethal influenza in an English boarding school

    Keywords: moduleepidemicboarding schoolTeaching Module

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    2012-Murray_Bourne-Modeling fish stocks
    Discusses many models of harvesting and consequences.

    Keywords: fishlogisticmanagementsusustainable developmentharvestfish stockoverpopulatedunsustainable

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    2005-HP-Hirst-Using the Historical Development of Predator-Prey Models to Teach Mathematical Modeling
    Using the Historical Development of Predator-Prey Models to Teach Mathematical Modeling.

    Keywords: predator-preyhistory

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    2016 SIAM ED: Exploring Frameworks for the Teaching of Modeling
    Presentations included in a Minisymposium at the 2016 SIAM Conference on Applied Mathematics Education

    Keywords: SIAMminisymposium

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    Sequence Similarity: An inquiry based and "under the hood" approach for incorporating molecular sequence alignment in introductory undergraduate biology courses
    Introductory bioinformatics exercises often walk students through the use of computational tools, but often provide little understanding of what a computational tool does "under the...

    Keywords: BLASTmultiple sequence alignmentsequence similarityphylogramZika virusAlgorithmScoring Matrix

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    Effect of the Intestinal Protein Snakeskin on the Lifespan of Fruit Flies: A Kaplan-Meier Survival Analysissource Draft (1)
    In this activity, students perform the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis on raw data obtained from an experiment that explores the effect of overexpressing the Snakeskin (Ssk) protein on the lifespan...

    Keywords: graphingBiochemistryhypothesis testingcalculus and biologyapproximating areas under curvesqbccCellular and Molecular BiologyCreate graphsInterpret graphsSolving Equations and Inequalitiesinterpret tablesConcepts in Statisticsusing statisticschi-square analysissurvival analysis

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    A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Evolution of the CRYAA Gene Across Vertebrates
    Although the divergence of the aA-crystallin protein from other heat shock proteins has been examined, the extent to which the CRYAA gene controlling it has evolved across vertebrate species...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsvertebrates

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    A Critical Guide to the PDB
    This Critical Guide in the Introduction to Bioinformatics series provides a brief outline of the Protein Data Bank – the PDB – the world’s primary repository of biological macromolecular structures.

    Keywords: NIBLSEGOBLETInstructorResources

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    Understanding Frameshifting
    This module contains activities to help students understand the biology of programmed translational frameshifts (PTFs) in phages, how to identify PTFs, and how to annotate them.
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    BLAST-HGT PROJECT
    Genome Solver modules were combined to make one project for students using tools within NCBI BLAST to explore phylogenetics and horizontal gene transfer from phage to Chlamydia.
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    ProteinPhysiochemistry
    How to determine physiochemical features of proteins using ExPasy Protpram, SOSUI server, and PSortB programs.

    Keywords: videosbioinformaticsproteinsgenomicsyoutubeprotein physiochemistryExPasy ProtpramSOSUI serverPSortB

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    Using Phyre2
    How to use Phrye2 and 3DLigandSite to computationally predict protein and active site structure and binding partners (substrates/cofactors/coenzymes).

    Keywords: videosbioinformaticsproteinsgenomicsyoutubephyre23DLigandSite

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    Online Adaptation of the Cell Engineer/Detective Lesson
    One of the most fundamental themes of biology is the relationship between structure and function, which is particularly evident when it comes to cells; however, the traditional cartoon depictions...

    Keywords: cell functionCell StructureOrganelles

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    2009-Peter-Howard-Modeling With ODE
    This is a set of class notes rich in examples and ideas for modeling. There is some MatLab code in support of some of the activities.

    Keywords: ratescompetitionpopulationepidemicpendulumcarbon datingreaction chemistrymechanicsplanetary motiondrag racingHamilton’s methodvariational method

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    2013-Alicia_Caldwell-Students Rise to the Challenge of Modeling Yeast Growth Despite Sour Hiccups from Imperfect Data
    This paper describes a lab in which students in an Applied Mathematics in Biology course observe the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a yeast strain, in differing sugar concentrations for use in...

    Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiaelogisticyeastdeathgrowthsugaralcohol

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    2019-Ekici_Plyley. Inquiry-Based_Modeling_of_Population_Dynamics_With_Logistic_Differential_and_Difference_Equations
    Inquiry-based learning activities on modeling and controlling the growth of locally relevant species, such as lionfish or sea turtles, are developed by the authors.

    Keywords: population dynamicslogisticInquiry-based modelingIBL

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    2013-Clarke-Skirba-Rationale and resources for teaching the mathematical modeling of athletic training and performance
    It is advisable that the professionals involved learn the various tools available for designing effective training programs.

    Keywords: fitnessexercise physiologycritical power modelBanister impulse-response modelcoaching educationphysical fitnessperformance modeling

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    2015-H_Sayama-Intro to Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems
    Introduces students to mathematical/computational modeling and analysis developed in the emerging interdisciplinary field of Complex Systems Science.

    Keywords: textbooktext

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    1988-EY_Rodin-N_Taber-Yeast Growth Modelling in a Laboratory
    Modeling simple growth with some missing data and doing linear regression for parameter estimation in closed form solution of differential equation model and data.

    Keywords: regressionyeastgrowth

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