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    1998-Elly_Claus-McGahan-Modeling Projects in a Differential Equations Course
    Here we discuss the value of student designed, in-depth, modeling projects in a differential equations course and how to prepare them for it.

    Keywords: projectswritingpopulationtankmixingcomputer-aided analysissprinting

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    1999-F_Brauer-What Goes Up Must Come Down
    This paper is a wonderfully general analysis of the following, “It is natural to ask whether a particle propelled upwards takes longer to fall to earth from its maximum height than it takes to rise...

    Keywords: projectilefrictionfalling timerising timemaximum height

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    1994-M_Yamaguti-Discrete Models in Social Sciences
    Also, a finite difference model in sociology is given as a chaotic phenomenon.

    Keywords: economicschaossociologydiscretediscretization

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    1986-Cook-Witten-One-dimensional linear and logistic harvesting models
    Some of the results in the literature on simple one-dimensional, density dependent, discrete and continuous models-with and without harvesting-are reviewed.

    Keywords: logisticcontinuouspopulationlineardiscreteharvestinbg

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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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    1984-Marguerite_Hays-Compartmental Models for Human Iodine Metabolism
    Compartmental models for the various aspects of human iodine metabolism are reviewed, emphasizing the role of Mones Berman in the development of this field.

    Keywords: compartment modeliodinethyroid

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    1999-Peter_Deuflhard-Differential Equations in Technology and Medicine
    It deals with a variety of challenging real life problems selected from clinical cancer therapy, communication technology, polymer production, and pharmaceutical drug design.

    Keywords: cancerdesigntumordrugpolymertherapy

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    1989-EY_Rodin-K_Egan-Mathematics modelling of the rate of chemical reactions
    The development of improved designs for chemical reactors as well as the prediction of optimal operating conditions in chemical production are based on an understanding of the rates at which...

    Keywords: kineticsfirst orderreactionsecond orderzeroth order

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    1996-D_Erdman-MM_Morelock-A Study of Kinetics
    This paper introduces new and old features of the SAS System for the estimation and simulation of systems of first-order differential equations with emphasis on examples in kinetics.

    Keywords: simulationkineticsparameter estimationEnzymesubstratesavingscompartmentstomachbloodginseng

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    1994-S_S_Everingham-C_Peter_Rydell-Modeling the Demand for Cocaine
    This is a report prepared for the Office of National Drug Control Policy of the United States Army by the Rand Corporation. The report contains lots of data and builds a two compartment difference...

    Keywords: drugstwo compartmentcocainedemand

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    1981-Geoffrey_Berresford-Differential Equations and Root Cellars
    This is a classic module from UMAP in which the heat equation in one dimension is fully developed by using the standard technique of measuring the heat flow in and out of a small element of mass...

    Keywords: temperaturethermal conductivityheat flowthermal diffusivityroot cellar

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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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    1988- N_Koblitz-Problems that Teach the Obvious but Difficult
    Four problems are presented and two of them involve differential equations. These involve projectile motion in one and two dimensions.

    Keywords: projectile motion

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    1988-Steven_Strogatz-Love Affairs and Differential Equations.
    This is a system of differential equations to describe the love between Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

    Keywords: Romeo and Julietlove

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    1977-Michael_Mackey-Leon_Glass-Oscillation and Chaos in Physiological Control Systems
    First-order nonlinear differential-delay equations describing physiological control systems are studied. The equations display a broad diversity of dynamical behavior including limit cycle...

    Keywords: sensitivitychaosparametersRespirationdelayblood cells

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    1981-Nielsen-Rosenfeld-Substantive Interpretations of Differential Equation Models
    The use of differential equations models to study social processes has been increasing rapidly. There are, however, ambiguities in the interpretation of the parameters of these models.

    Keywords: sociologypoliticsintragenerational mobilitypolitical mobility

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    1975-Rodda-Sampson-Smith-The One-Compartment Open Model Parameter Estimation
    A new estimation procedure is proposed for estimating the parameters of the simplest pharmacokinetic model, the one-compartment open model.

    Keywords: compartment modelpharmacokineticsnonlinear estimationone compartment model

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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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    1989-Protopopescu-Santoro-Dockery-Combat modeling with partial differential equations
    We propose an extension of the classical modeling of combat via Lanchester equations to include one-dimensional spatial effects.

    Keywords: combatLanchester

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    1972-R_C_Rothermel-A Mathematical Model for Predicting Fire Spread in Wildland Fuels
    The development of a mathematical model for predicting rate of fire spread and intensity applicable to a wide range of wildland fuels is presented from the conceptual stage through evaluation and...

    Keywords: predictionforest firefire managementfire spreadfuel

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