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    Using the Project Eddie Module “Paleoclimate and Ocean Biogeochemistry” in the Upper-Division Undergraduate Course “Climate and the Earth System”
    Students explore and compare datasets on modern nutrient concentrations and productivity, as well as paleo datasets to try to answer the question: “How does primary productivity influence global...

    Keywords: BiogeochemistryPaleoclimatepleoceanographygeochemistry

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    Using Collaborative Projects to Promote Active Learning of Microbial Skin Diseases and Their Impact on Everyday Lives
    One of the most daunting aspects of introductory clinical microbiology is learning details about a vast number of different microbial diseases that can infect humans. Each of these diseases has...

    Keywords: infectious diseasecollaborationpathogenesisTreatment of diseasesReal-life Microbiology

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    Self-Assembling Geometric Solids Videos
    An online resource showcasing research and developments in self-assembling 3D printed models. Our collection of videos covers various aspects of the self-assembly process and novel techniques.

    Keywords: GeometricSelf-assemblysolidsPlatonicArchimedean

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    Assessing the Risk of Invasive Species Using Community Science Data
    This module introduces students who are already familiar with GIS to doing comparative analyses with large-scale community science (often called citizen science) data sets. Students will explore...

    Keywords: Invasive SpeciesProject EDDIECitizen and Community Science

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    Environmental Pollution & Public Health (Project EDDIE)
    Environmental health is a field of study within public health that is concerned with human-environment interactions, and specifically, how the environment influences public well-being. In this...

    Keywords: public healthProject EDDIEpollution

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    Temperature Balance Equation Activity
    Students learn about the temperature balance equation. They then conduct a thought experiment (with a worksheet) using the components of the equation to manage their heat balance for survival on a...

    Keywords: equationtemperatureheatevaporationconductionconvectionMetabolicRadiation

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    6-005-InsectColonySurvivalOpt-ModelingScenario
    We present a system of nonlinear differential equations to model the control of energy flow into producing workers or reproducers in an insect colony, using a set of given parameters and a number...

    Keywords: optimizationOptimal Control Theoryinsect colonyoptimal controlnatural resourcesPointryagin's Maximum Principlecontrol variable

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    2023-Roberto_Camassaa-Richard_McLaughlina-Tauberian identities and the connection to Wile E Coyote physics
    The application of the motion of a vertically suspended mass-spring system released under tension is studied focusing upon the delay timescale for the bottom mass as a function of the spring...

    Keywords: HangtimeTauberian IdentitiesRoad RunnerWile E. Coyote

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    Defining and Understanding Pathogenic Disease: An Engaging Activity that Connects Students' Lived Experiences with their Academic Studies
    Contagious diseases are unavoidable realities of life. Thus, understanding pathogens and their respective diseases is important in many biological subfields including evolution, ecology, health...

    Keywords: infectious diseasePathogenspathogenic disease

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    Good Drug, Bad Practice: Tackling the Ivermectin Fiasco
    Throughout history, biomedical advancements have alleviated suffering worldwide and significantly advanced human well-being. As researchers and educators, we are well-familiar with the...

    Keywords: Peer reviewCOVID19fraudtherapeutic drugIvermectin

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    2020-Cline-EtAl-A Vision for Projects Across the Mathematics Curriculum
    We describe a model that incorporates projects at all stages across the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. Finally, we provide samples of projects that we have used in selected courses.

    Keywords: projectstechnical writinginterdisciplinary skills

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    2018-W_Hohenauer-Physical modelling based on first order ODEs
    An introduction in techniques to solve first order ODE´s is given. Barometric formula, charging and discharging of a capacitor including its application for AMV, magnetic induction and growth...

    Keywords: dischargecapacitormagnetic fieldinductionmagnetic induction

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    2023-TechShareNotes. Differential Equations Modeling
    TechShareNotes is a web site with rich differential equation modeling html pages and this one is about mixing in one, two, and three tanks, with interesting questions and problems as well as...

    Keywords: population dynamicspredator-preycircuitreactionspring masspharmacokineticscooling

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    2018-Meredith_Greer-Ella_Livesay-Mathematical Epidemiology Goes to College
    In this article we present models that were inspired by two real-life outbreaks at a small residential college campus: H1N1 influenza in 2009 and, surprisingly, mumps in 2016.

    Keywords: epidemiologydiseaseH1N1Influenzaoutbreak

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    2018-LA_Peletier-Ordinary Differential Equations in Pharmacodynamics
    Good mix of theory, application, solution technique in a number of areas of applications of differential equations. Develops qualitative behavior issues. Exercises, but not about models, more about...

    Keywords: compartment modelpharmacokineticspharmacodynamicsorbitsturnover

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    2018-Kovacs-Insperger-Retarded neutral and advanced differential equation models for balancing using an accelerometer
    It is shown that slight modeling differences lead to significant qualitative change in the behavior of the system, which is demonstrated by means of the stability diagrams for the different models.

    Keywords: feedbackAccelerometersfunctional differential equationssemi-discretizationD-subdivision method

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    2018-Joseph-EtAl-A Nonlinear differential equation model of Asthma effect of environmental pollution using LHAM
    In this paper, we investigated a nonlinear differential equation mathematical model to study the spread of asthma in the environmental pollutants from industry and mainly from tobacco smoke from...

    Keywords: asthmatobacco smokeLiao’s Homotopy analysis Method (environmental pollutants

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    2018-Hu-Huang-Dynamic Regulation Responding to an External Stimulus
    This study examines the dynamic regulation process responding to an external stimulus. This study introduces the driven damped oscillator model which has an additional parameter to identify...

    Keywords: dynamical systemsregulationsteady statesales modelexternal stimulus

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    2018-Franklin_Chen-Teaching Kinetics through Differential Equations Constructed with a Berkeley MadonnaTM Flow Chart Model
    This kinetics manual has been successfully implemented in Physical Chemistry at UW-Green Bay in the fall semester of 2017, with the students’ success rate greater than 80%.

    Keywords: kineticsPhysical ChemistryLotka Volterra equationsBerkeley Madonna platform

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    2018-David_Bourne-Pharmacokinetics – Source Material
    This is a rich source of pharmacokinetics modeling activities and data. These are syllabus notes with homework assignments listed.

    Keywords: boluspharmacokineticspharmacodynamicdrug distribution

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