2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education

By Elsa Schaefer, Dorothy Wallace, Carrie Diaz Eaton1

1. Unity College

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This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/257

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Minisymposium

Time

June 30, 2015, 10:30 am - 2:50 pm

Location

MS A5 and MS B5, Lucerne Suite, Student University Center, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

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  • Elsa Schaefer; Dorothy Wallace; Carrie Diaz Eaton (2015), "2015 SMB Minisymposium: Topics in Biomathematics Education," https://qubeshub.org/resources/801.

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