IMMERSION Video

27 Jul 2017 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Alondra Torres-Navarro

Introductory Science and Mathematics Education for 21st-Century Biologists

24 Feb 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): William Bialek, David Botstein

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/830Article abstract:  "Galileo wrote that “the book of nature is written in the language of mathematics”; his quantitative approach to understanding the...

Java Applets for Power and Sample Size

10 Mar 2015 | Software (Off-site) | Contributor(s): Russell Lenth

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/899From the website:This software is intended to be useful in planning statistical studies.  It is not intended to be used for analysis of data that have already been...

Joel E. Greengiant Learns About Peas: From Nucleotides to Selection

17 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Merle Heidemann, Peter J.T. White, Jim Smith

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/845This case study follows purveyors of peas, Joel E. and Jolene Greengiant, as they learn about the origin, biochemistry, genetics and eventual artificial selection of sweet...

Linear models and linear mixed effects models in R: Tutorial 1

24 Apr 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Bodo Winter

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/832Linear models and linear mixed models are an impressively powerful and flexible tool for understanding the world. This tutorial is the first of two tutorials that introduce...

Linked Genes and Recombination: Advanced Punnett Squares

12 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Dr. Kaci Thompson, Dr. Karen Nelson

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/743An online module in which students learn about more difficult genetics problems, including linked genes and crossing over. Quantitatively students learn about marginal...

Mendelian Genetics, Probability, Pedigree, and Chi-Squared Statistics

03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Anne Brokaw, Michelle Garber-Talamo

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/341In this classroom activity, students are introduced to the genetics of sickle cell disease by a short film The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans . A classroom handout...

Mendelian Genetics, Probability, Pedigree, and Chi-Squared Statistics

03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Anne Brokaw, Michelle Garber-Talamo

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/341In this classroom activity, students are introduced to the genetics of sickle cell disease by a short film The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans . A classroom handout...

Modeling Infectious Disease through Contact Networks

25 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Todd Graham, Claire Seibold, Rebecca Driessen, Hannah Lea Callender

This poster was presented at the University of Portland's Summer Research Symposium on November 9, 2014, in Portland, Oregon. The poster is aimed at readers with little or no background in modeling infectious diseases. The contents provide a brief overview of modeling infectious diseases on...

ModelSim Population Biology Unit

18 May 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/902This resource provides rich student modeling activities and materials, teacher resources, and much more, in the realm of agent based models applied to population biology....

Modernizing Statistics Education via Biology Applications

21 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Olcay Akman

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/254In most traditional statistics courses, instructors use data from different fields in an effort to give the courses an interdisciplinary flavor. They generally fail because these attempts...

More Mice with Fangs: Intermediate Punnett Squares

09 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Dr. Kaci Thompson, Dr. Kären Nelson

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/742An online module utilizing probability and Punnett squares to introduce students to more complex genetic problems. The module emphasizes students' use of probability...

Numbers Count!: Statistics course

28 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Claudia Neuhauser

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/750This course in the Numbers Count! curriculum introduces the basics of statistical analysis, including basic definitions, data visualization, and application. 

OpenIntro

24 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/889OpenIntro was started with one goal in mind: create a free and open-source introductory textbook. The mission of OpenIntro is to make educational products that...

OpenIntro

24 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/889OpenIntro was started with one goal in mind: create a free and open-source introductory textbook. The mission of OpenIntro is to make educational products that...

OpenIntro

24 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/889OpenIntro was started with one goal in mind: create a free and open-source introductory textbook. The mission of OpenIntro is to make educational products that...

Panel: Implementing and distributing learning resources in quantitative biology education

26 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): DorothyBelle Poli, Bob Sheehy

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/229/QUBES Hub will offer a rich store of resources for incorporating quantitative skills into the undergraduate curriculum and tools for facilitating collaboration in the development and sharing...

Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel - Crash Course Biology

03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): CrashCourse

This Youtube video talks about population genetics, which helps to explain the evolution of populations over time by combing the principles of Mendel and Darwin, and by means of the Hardy-Weinberg equation, all in an upbeat, modern and somewhat zany manner.

Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel - Crash Course Biology

03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): CrashCourse

This Youtube video talks about population genetics, which helps to explain the evolution of populations over time by combing the principles of Mendel and Darwin, and by means of the Hardy-Weinberg equation, all in an upbeat, modern and somewhat zany manner.

Pre-Health Students' Attitudes towards the Relative Importance of Biology and Statistics for their Preparation for Professional School

07 May 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Atteh Akoto, Michelle Garber-Talamo, Sam S Donovan, Alison N Hale

This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/235During a recent review of the MCAT exam, the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) surveyed medical school faculty to determine the relative importance of basic science and...