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    1-010-AtmosphericCO2Bifurcation-TechniqueNarrative
    Students are introduced to the concept of a bifurcation in a first-order ordinary differential equation (ODE) through a modeling scenario involving atmospheric carbon dioxide whish is taken as a...

    Keywords: carbon dioxideSurface Atmosphere Exchangebifurcationfold bifurcationsaddle node

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    ESS: Evolutionary Stable Strategies Game Theory Module
    This Excel workbook illustrates a number of ESS examples. Each example allows the user to manipulate the initial population for each strategy and the fitness payoffs and costs for each strategy.

    Keywords: population geneticsfitnessgame theorySequence alignmentevolutionary stable strategies

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    2010-Scott_Carrell-James_West-Does_Professor_Quality_Matter-Evidence_from_Random_Assignment_of_Students_to_Professors
    In the postsecondary environment, scores on student evaluations of professors are typically used to measure teaching quality. We possess unique data that allow us to measure relative student...

    Keywords: teachingevaluationfollow-on coursestudent achievement

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    Looking at Climate change through the geological timescale lens with Dr. Julia Kelson
    We are currently witnessing one of the most dramatic climate change events in Earth’s history. This begs the following question: how has Earth’s climate changed throughout geologic time? Dr. Julia...

    Keywords: climate changegeology

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    Nucleoplasmic Index
    This module introduces the nucleoplasmic index in the context of understanding how the volume of organelles and cell contents change during the cell cycle. It is intended for an introductory...

    Keywords: RatiosInterpreting GraphsCell StructureCell GrowthNucleoplasmic Index

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    1-141-MMGameRevisited-ModelingScenario
    It is assumed that the probability of an M&M chocolate, when tossed, falling on the M side is 0.5 The goal is to find a probability distribution of the probability q which is Pr(randomly chosen...

    Keywords: Probabilitystochastic processesBayesian methodsprobability distribution

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    Settling the Debate: How does nutrient enrichment affect salt marsh resilience to sea level rise?
    This is a lesson aimed at Environmental Studies students from High School and up, we hope that students will be able to further their understanding of the ecological impact of humans, as well as...

    Keywords: statisticsRecologytool:rstudioANCOVAwetlandssalt marshesstable isotopesAnthropogenic ImpactsTidal WetlandWetland Ecologyaccretiongreenhouse gas effect

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    An introduction to population matrix models: a swirl lesson
    Students will learn how to set up a population matrix model in R and use it for demographic analysis of a population, including projecting population growth, determining lambda and the stable age...

    Keywords: population dynamicsRpopulation growthonlinedemographypopulation projection modelquantitative biologypopulation modelmatrix modelspopulation ecologyage structurepopulation biologypopulation modelingSwirlDemographic processespopulationLeslie matrix

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    Leslie/Lefkovitch Matrix Models for Age or Stage-structured Populations
    This Excel workbook uses the Leslie matrix model for population projection of age-class structured populations, and also allows Lefkovitch matrix models for stage-class structured populations.

    Keywords: survivalpopulation ecologyfecundityLeslie matrixeigenvalueseigenvectorsLefkovitch matrixage-class structured populationsstage-class structured populationsreproductive value

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    2005-JC_Sprott-Dynamical Models of Happiness
    A sequence of models for the time evolution of one’s happiness in response to external events is described.

    Keywords: happinessoscillation

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    1-134-LanguageDynamics-ModelingScenario
    Students will be introduced to a mathematical model for language dynamics. Specifically, the model describes the change in the fraction of a population speaking one language over another.

    Keywords: languagecompartmentphase linesbifurcationswitching

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    2010-Kar-Chakraborty-Bioeconomic_modelling_of_a_prey_predator_system_using_differential_algebraic_equations
    We propose a biological economic model based on prey-predator dynamics where the prey species are continuously harvested and predation is considered with type II functional response.

    Keywords: economicsbifurcationharvestfisheryequilibriumdifferential algebraic equation

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    2006-Shigui_Ruan-Delay differential equations in single species dynamics
    In this survey, we shall review various delay differential equations models arising from studying single species dynamics.

    Keywords: allee_effectdelayed biological systemsfood limitperiodiciityrecruitment modelRegulation of Haematopoiesis

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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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    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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    6-002-EulerCromerPendulum-ModelingScenario
    This activity introduces students to the concept of numerical stability. While modeling a simple pendulum, students compare performance of the semi-implicit Euler-Cromer method with Euler's method...

    Keywords: pendulumsemi-implicit methodsEuler-Cromernumerical solvers

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    6-065-InternetPlatformUsers-ModelingScenario
    A model estimating the volume of users interacting through a two-sided Internet platform (allowing interaction of two types of users) will teach students how to analyze a 2-dimensional dynamical...

    Keywords: dynamicsflowconservedfixed pointscycletinternet platformdiverghenceJacobianattractingrepellingnodesstablesaddlespiral

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    Measuring the Health of the Earth Using the Theory of Island Biography
    This module uses a variety of available datasets to explore methods of calculating biodiversity and measuring landscape as well as the relationship between those.

    Keywords: moduleEvolutionecologycollege algebraearth scienceOceanographygeophysicalResources @ DIMACSResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    One species, two species, red species, lead species? Phylogenetics and species concepts with Plethodon salamanders
    This lab introduces students to species concepts and basic computer-based tree-building methods using published nuclear and mitochondrial sequence data for Plethodon salamanders.

    Keywords: phylogenetic analysisTree thinkingsalamanderAudience level - Advanced UG

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    2018-Arden_Baxter-Modeling Public Opinion
    In this paper, we adapt the epidemiological models to model the dynamics of public opinion. Public opinion is any view prevalent among the general public. Our model considers any topic or issue in...

    Keywords: epidemiologypopulationpublic opinion

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