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    2017-Floyd_Ballard-Dice Activities for DE Models
    This document includes descriptions of four activities that are appropriate for a calculus or differential equations class, all using dice to motivate a differential equation model for a real-world...

    Keywords: simulationcurve fittingcdicecollect dataclass activitiesanalyze dataclass activity

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    2012-Arvind_Kumar_Misra-A simple mathematical model for the spread of two political parties
    In this paper, a non-linear mathematical model for the spread of two political parties has been proposed and analyzed by using epidemiological approach.

    Keywords: epidemiccompartmentpolitical parties

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    2014-John_Cain-Chemical Reaction Kinetics Mathematical Underpinnings
    The usual way of deriving kinetic equations involves application of the principle of conservation of mass in conjunction with the law of mass action. Here, examples of kinetic models for several...

    Keywords: kineticsbiochemical reactionreactantsproducts

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    3-104-BungeeJumping-ModelingScenario
    In this project, students design a bungee jumping cord (cross-sectional area and length) that will keep jumpers safe. Students communicate their recommendations as a letter to a client interested...

    Keywords: designfallingmassspring\bungeeelesticityrecommendationconsult

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    1-034-T-FishMixing-ModelingScenario
    This activity gives students a chance to build the underlying differential equation and/or difference equation for a mixing problem using tangible objects (fish) and a student-designed restocking...

    Keywords: simulationfishFishingmixingrestocking

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    1-017-DiseaseSpread-ModelingScenario
    Using a grid and m&m candies, we simulate the spread of disease. Students conduct the simulation and collect data to estimate parameters (in several ways) in a differential equation model for the...
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    6-017-OncolyticViruses-ModelingScenario
    Students explore oncolytic virotherapy using systems of differential equations and numerical simulations.

    Keywords: cancercancer-immune dynamicsimmune suppressor drugoncolytic virusvirotherapy

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    Exploring Population Change without Selection: Avida-Ed Lab Book Exercise 4
    An introductory activity exploring how a population changes without natural selection using the Avida-ED simulation.

    Keywords: population geneticsEvolutionavida-edsoftware simulationsSelection

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    Exploring Fitness and Population Change under Selection: Avida-Ed Lab Book Exercise 3
    An introductory activity exploring the process of natural selection in action using the Avida-ED simulation.

    Keywords: population geneticsfitnessavida-edsoftware simulationsSelectionevolutionary fitness

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    Exploring Random Mutation and Selection: Avida-Ed Lab Book Exercise 2
    An introductory activity exploring the role of random mutation in natural selection using the Avida-ED simulation.

    Keywords: avida-edmutationsoftware simulationsSelectionvariation

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    Exploring the Introduction of Genetic Variation by Random Mutation: Avida-Ed Lab Book Exercise 1
    An introductory activity introducing the role of random mutation in generating genetic variation using the Avida-ED simulation.

    Keywords: geneticsEvolutionavida-edmutationsoftware simulations

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    SEIR simulation activity for flattening the curve
    This is a short exploration activity to introduce SIR and SEIR models without explicitly introducing differential equations. It utilizes the R package EpiDynamics and students can run the...

    Keywords: RRStudioInfectious Disease ModelingSIR modelsSIRseircovidcoronavirus

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    Facilitating the implementation and adaptation of data-centric teaching resources by closing gaps in the Open Education Resource (OER) lifecycle
    Presentation on data-centric open educational resources given at the 2019 UBER-GRC

    Keywords: DIGdata-centric teaching

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    Sample NetLogo Code of Bacterial Growth
    Each NetLogo file is a sequential version of the final bacterial growth model produced in the Bacterial Growth Tutorial. These are to be used as checks to one's understanding alongside the tutorial.
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    Chi-Square analysis of two point test cross data
    This flash tutorial simulates analysis of a 2 point test cross and will walk you through the analysis of two hypothetical traits.

    Keywords: geneticssimulationchi-squaredlinkagetest crossrecombinationdemonstrationin-class activityproblem set

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    Integrating student research projects into mathematical biology courses
    Part of the 2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education

    Keywords: Mathematical Biologycourseproject

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    Using gross parasites to sneak even grosser equations into the introductory biology classroom
    This was an oral presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists in Omaha, NE.

    Keywords: ParasitologyAmerican Society for Parasitologists

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    Discovering Prokaryotic Gene Regulation with Simulations of the trp Operon
    The trp operon exemplifies important biological concepts, including the central dogma of molecular biology, feedback inhibition, and gene regulation. For this reason, regulation of the trp operon...

    Keywords: prokaryotesgene regulationattenuationfeedback inhibitionrepressible operontrp operon

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    Using Musical Instruments to Model Negative Feedback in the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Target Gland Axes
    Homeostasis and negative feedback are crucial, yet difficult, concepts for undergraduates, particularly in the context of the hypothalamo-pituitary axes. This interactive activity was designed to...

    Keywords: cell-cell communicationhomeostasisnegative feedback

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    Discovering Cellular Respiration with Computational Modeling and Simulations
    Cellular respiration, a common topic among introductory and cellular biology curricula, is a complex biological process that exemplifies core biological concepts, including systems, pathways and...

    Keywords: Cellular MechanismsCellular RespirationFermentation

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