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3D FractaL-Tree
24 Aug 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): John R Jungck, Jennifer A Spangenberg, Noppadon Khiripet, Rawin Viruchpinta, Jutarat Maneewattanapluk
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/775Artistid Lindemayer (1975, 1989, 1990) invented a mathematics based on graph grammar rewriting systems to describe iteratively branching structures; these were named in...
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50 years of Data Science
23 Feb 2016 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): David Donoho
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/912More than 50 years ago, John Tukey called for a reformation of academic statistics. In ‘The Future of Data Analysis’, he pointed to the existence of an as-yet...
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A brief review of basic probability theory
10 May 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Winfried Just
The spread of infectious diseases is inherently a stochastic process and the materials posted at this web site heavily rely on probability theory. Here we review some basic concepts of probability theory for easy reference. The material is restricted to notions that are used in teaching...
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A Growing Concern: Sustaining Soil Resources through Local Decision Making
24 Aug 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sarah Fortner, Martha Murphy, Hannah Scherer
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/291This module addresses agricultural productivity by providing students with the opportunity to examine the differences between intensively managed agricultural landscapes (e.g. grazelands,...
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A Laboratory Class Exploring Microbial Diversity and Evolution Using Online Databases, the Biology Workbench, and Phylogenetics Software
29 Sep 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sarah Boomer, Kelly Shipley, Bryan Dutton, Daniel Lodge
Students assemble and align bacterial datasets using DNA information downloaded from the National Center for Biotechnology Information website and Biology Workbench. Specifically, they compare unknown original DNA sequences (from, in our case, hot spring communities) to a backbone of...
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A Laboratory Class Exploring Microbial Diversity and Evolution Using Online Databases, the Biology Workbench, and Phylogenetics Software
29 Sep 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Sarah Boomer, Kelly Shipley, Bryan Dutton, Daniel Lodge
Students assemble and align bacterial datasets using DNA information downloaded from the National Center for Biotechnology Information website and Biology Workbench. Specifically, they compare unknown original DNA sequences (from, in our case, hot spring communities) to a backbone of...
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A Quick Guide to Teaching R Programming to Computational Biology Students
03 Jun 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Stephen Eglen
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/838An introduction from an experienced educator in teaching R to computational biology graduate students. Contains information that is relevant for the undergraduate classroom...
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A quick tour of IONTW
30 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Winfried Just, Ying Xin
In this module we guide you through some of the capabilities of IONTW. Highlights include the types of networks supported, setting up various types of models of disease transmission, observing the resulting dynamics, and collecting statistics on the outcomes. Along the way, the module also...
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A very basic tutorial for performing linear mixed effects analyses: Tutorial 2
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/833This tutorial serves as a quick boot camp to jump-start your own analyses with linear mixed effects models. This text is different from other introductions by being decidedly...
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A Walk Through the Woods
09 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jerome Chave, David Coomes, Steven Jansen, Simon L. Lewis, Nathan G. Swenson, Amy E. Zanne, Gaby Lopez-gonzales, J Illic, RB Miller, MC Wiemann, Samantha Swauger
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/274/Wood density data used in this activity are derived from: Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from:...
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A Walk Through the Woods
09 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jerome Chave, David Coomes, Steven Jansen, Simon L. Lewis, Nathan G. Swenson, Amy E. Zanne, Gaby Lopez-gonzales, J Illic, RB Miller, MC Wiemann, Samantha Swauger
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/274/Wood density data used in this activity are derived from: Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from:...
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AIM-UP! Coal balls lesson
28 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Monte Garroutte, Jordan Metzgar, Hirotsugu Mori
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/334In this activity, students learn about ancient plant life and climate change by examining coal balls. In addition to the lesson itself, information is provided on where to purchase coal ball...
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AIM-UP! GIS and bats lesson
28 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/335This lesson introduces the use of GIS (geographic information systems) in the study of biological questions, using bats as the model organism. This activity requires access to GIS...
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AIM-UP! Reading scientific literature module
28 Mar 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Galen Rask
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/336Designed to span 4 one-hour lectures, this module focuses upon developing the skill of thorough and critical reading of scientific literature.
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AIMS- Analyzing Images to learn Mathematics and Statistics - studying leaf cutter ants to learn linear regression
15 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Jeremy M Wojdak
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/239This is a teaching resource that uses fascinating images and videos of leaf cutter ants foraging in Panama to provide an engaging context for students to learn about mathematics and...
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AIMS: Dendroclimatology
21 Dec 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Stockton Maxwell, Jeremy M Wojdak
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/544/The AIMS (Analyzing Images to learn Mathematics and Statistics) project was founded on the idea that students don't often care much about analysis until they care about...
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Allele and Phenotype Frequencies in Rock Pocket Mouse Populations
03 Oct 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Dr. Michael Nachman
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/publications/340Lesson plan for teaching Hardy-Weinberg principle using real data collected by Dr. Michael Nachman and his colleagues.
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AMS Mathematical Moments
28 Jul 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): American Mathematical Society
This resource has been updated - find the current version here:https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/848 From the website:Discover the World of MathematicsMathematical Moments are 8.5" x 11" pdfs, available on many different topics in science, nature,technology,...
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An introduction to agent-based modeling.
02 Aug 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Marco A Janssen
This resource has been updated - find the current version here: https://qubeshub.org/qubesresources/publications/849This is a textbook at an introductory level suitable for undergraduates, provided by Marco Janssen. From the book's Preface: This textbook...
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An Introduction to Population Ecology - The Logistic Growth Equation
17 Jan 2015 | Teaching & Reference Material | Contributor(s): Brandon M. Hale, Maeve L. McCarthy
Describes the logistic population growth model and applies it to the scenario of population growth and overabundance in white-tailed deer. Activity also contains links to more advanced activities such how to model the harvesting rate of a population with logistic growth.