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    VISABLI - an RCN-UBE for Visualizations, Interactive Simulations, and Animations for Biology Learning & Instruction (RCN-UBE Introduction)
    Our network improves instructional multimedia design for biology education by fostering communication and collaboration among members of three communities: undergraduate biology instructors,...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    2011-Brian_Winkel-Cross_coursing_in_mathematics-physical_modeling_in_differential_equations_crossing_to_discrete_dynamical_systems
    We give an example of cross coursing in which a subject or approach in one course in undergraduate mathematics is used in a completely different course.

    Keywords: differential equationsmathematical modeldifference equationcross courseconvert

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    Stream Discharge Module (Project EDDIE)
    Stream discharge is a fundamental measure of water supply in stream systems. Low discharge may cause problems with water supply and fish passage, while high discharge may mean flooding. In this...

    Keywords: floodsProject EDDIEurbanizationstreams

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    A Remote Introductory Biology Lab Using Backyard Birdwatching to Teach Data Analysis and Communication
    Asking questions, designing experiments, collecting data and interpreting those data, and communicating the results are some of the most important concepts an undergraduate biology lab can teach...

    Keywords: ecologydata analysisdata collection

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    3-101-SpringMassFirstTry-NoResistance-ModelingScenario
    Students build a model based on their perceptions of what the solution should look like for a simple spring mass system with no damping.

    Keywords: frequencymassoscillationundampedspring constantspring\Single Degree of Freedom System

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    1-039-StochasticPopModels-ModelingScenario
    We develop strategies for creating a population model using some simple probabilistic assumptions. These assumptions lead to a system of differential equations for the probability that a system is...

    Keywords: Probabilitypopulation dynamicsVarianceMeanstochasticdeterministic

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    Population Ecology of the Northern Spotted Owl
    The mathematical modeling of populations utilizing field-collected demographic data is an important component of lab curricula in a variety of undergraduate biology lab courses. During the global...

    Keywords: demographyCommunity Ecologypopulation ecologyconservation biologylife tables

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    2015-Sivakumar-EtAl-Approximate Analytical Expression of Concentrations in a Kinetic Model for Biogas Generation from Banana Waste
    The initial value problem in a kinetic model for biogas generation from banana waste is discussed. The model involves the system of non-linear differential equations which has variety of non-linear...

    Keywords: chemical kineticsMichaelis-Menten kineticsanaerobic digestionacidogenic stepsbananamethanogenic stepswastes

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    Learning Quantitative Genetics: Investigation of Genetic Control for Cold Stress Response in Plants
    Course-embedded undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) for students have been shown to increase students’ understanding of the process of science, affirm their scientific identity, and...

    Keywords: data analysisrecombinationplantsquantitative geneticsabiotic stress responsegenetic control of complex traitsinheritance of complex traits

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    2011-Therese-Keane-Combat modelling with partial differential equations
    We present work seeking to more realistically represent troop dynamics and to enable a deeper understanding of the nature of conflict.

    Keywords: Lanchester modeltroop dynamicsswarming behaviortroop regroupinglossesnon-local termslocal terms

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    Following the Data - PowerPoint Addition to Module
    This PowerPoint presentation guides instructors and students through the key background information for the module.
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    2018-Mohammed_Kaabar-A_Friendly_Introduction_to_Differential_Equations
    In this book, there are five chapters: Laplace Transform, Systems of Homogeneous Linear Differential Equations, Methods of First and Higher Orders DEs, Extended Methods of First and Higher Orders...

    Keywords: textbookordinary differential equations

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    Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science
    Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.
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    Electrical Activity of Neurons
    This tutorial describes how neurons generate action potentials, and how scientists measure neuronal activity and record the firing of individual neurons.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveAnatomy & PhysiologyNervous systemCell communication

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    Thinking deeply about quantitative analysis: Building a Biologist's Toolkit
    Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education encouraged faculty to focus on core concepts and competencies in undergraduate curriculum. We created a sophomore-level course, Biologists'...

    Keywords: Vision and ChangeRRStudioquantitative literacystatistical analysisScientific communication

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    Introduction to Quantitative Biology - Fall 2014 Syllabus
    Syllabus for Introduction to Quantitative Biology taught at the College of William and Mary.

    Keywords: quant biosyllabus

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    Metastatic Mastery: A Case and Game-Based Approach to Learning About Cancer Mechanisms
    Mechanisms that contribute to the development of cancer are numerous and complicated, though most can be traced to a set of mutations in cell cycle regulatory genes that throw the process of cell...

    Keywords: mutationcancertranscriptioncell cycletranslationOncogenesTumor-suppressorp53Transcription factor

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    2006-Graves-Peckham-Pastor-2D differential equations model for mutualism
    We develop from basic principles a two-species differential equations model which exhibits mutualistic population interactions.

    Keywords: population dynamicsLotka-Volterragrowth ratemutualismLichen

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    5-077-MandMAttritionWarfare-ModelingScenario
    Students model attrition between two opposing forces using M&M candies and discover a system of linear differential equations of order one, often called the Lanchester equations.

    Keywords: attritionLanchester modelpredator-predatorN-square Law

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    The impact of diet and antibiotics on the gut microbiome
    The goal of this article is to describe an active learning exercise that can be used in a variety of advanced microbiology courses, including bacterial physiology, ecology, or systems biology. The...

    Keywords: microbiomeenvironmental controlhost responsemetabolites

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