As mentioned in the previous review, that the code is written for Maple limits the accessibility of this module for many instructors/students. There's no debating that these are good equations for modelling a population that is being harvested. What this resource could contribute is a nice motivating example for applying such equations. This resource would be improved if the citations for the model parametrization were provided. In the References section I am unable to link to the only biological reference cited: Johnson, G. (2003). Exploding Deer Populations. Available online at http://www.txtwriter.com/onscience/Articles/deerpops.html (accessed 10/5/05).
I am reviewing this module as an ecology student, and I will specifically be discussing the software used in the module, and its immediate ease of use. The exercises require the user to use the Ecological Models Maplet from Maple. When I clicked on this link, I was taken to a page of html text, and not the model. The previous exercise indicates that you need Maple v9.0 or higher to run these models. Therefore, I could not complete the exercises adequately (or get the full experience). Students may need to be instructed to download Maple before the exercise is assigned to them.
Amy Hurford @ on
2.0 out of 5 stars
As mentioned in the previous review, that the code is written for Maple limits the accessibility of this module for many instructors/students. There's no debating that these are good equations for modelling a population that is being harvested. What this resource could contribute is a nice motivating example for applying such equations. This resource would be improved if the citations for the model parametrization were provided. In the References section I am unable to link to the only biological reference cited: Johnson, G. (2003). Exploding Deer Populations. Available online at http://www.txtwriter.com/onscience/Articles/deerpops.html (accessed 10/5/05).
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Hayley Orndorf @ on
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I am reviewing this module as an ecology student, and I will specifically be discussing the software used in the module, and its immediate ease of use. The exercises require the user to use the Ecological Models Maplet from Maple. When I clicked on this link, I was taken to a page of html text, and not the model. The previous exercise indicates that you need Maple v9.0 or higher to run these models. Therefore, I could not complete the exercises adequately (or get the full experience). Students may need to be instructed to download Maple before the exercise is assigned to them.
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