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2009-Peter-Howard-Modeling With ODE
06 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Peter Howard
NA
This is a set of class notes rich in examples and ideas for modeling. There is some MatLab code in support of some of the activities.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4034/?v=1
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2016-Rob_deBoer-Population Dynamics A Graphical Approach
01 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Rob deBoer
NA
This book is an introduction into modeling population dynamics in ecology. Because there are several good textbooks on this subject, the book needs a novel ecological niche to justify its existence.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3929/?v=1
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2014-Andre_De Ross-Modeling Population Dynamics
01 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Andre De Ross
NA
This course is intended as an introduction to the formulation, analysis and application of mathematical models that describe the dynamics of biological populations.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3923/?v=1
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Manuscript 101: A Data-Driven Writing Exercise for Beginning Scientists
31 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Michael A. Halbisen1, Tera Levin*2, Amy Ralston*1
1. Michigan State University 2. University of Pittsburgh
Learning to write a scientific manuscript is one of the most important and rewarding scientific training experiences, yet most young scientists only embark on this experience relatively late in...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3708/?v=1
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Make Your Move: Interpreting graphs of pollinator behavior
10 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Rachel Pigg1, Suann Yang2
1. University of Louisville 2. SUNY Geneseo
In this lesson, students interpret graphs of pollinator movement behavior. Then, students view and reflect on an interview with community ecologist Dr. Suann Yang., who collected the data that they...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3482/?v=1
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Application of a Bacterial Experimental Evolution System to Visualize and Teach Evolution in Action: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
09 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Collin Kessler1, William Mazza1, Kasey Christopher1, Wook Kim*1
Duquesne University
Concepts of evolution are typically taught through examples of extremely long timescales, which do not always resonate broadly. Here, we describe a course-based undergraduate research experience...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3422/?v=1
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3-087-ThanosPopulationDynamicsInteractingSpecies-ModelingScenario
19 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Saraha Patterson1, Blain Patterson
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington VA USA
Thanos snaps his fingers and turns half of all living creatures to dust with the hope of restoring balance to the natural world. How does this affect the long term behavior of various species?
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3147/?v=1
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5-023-FakingGause-ModelingScenario
18 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
We use a fake or toy data set to permit discovery of the parameters in a two population protozoan model used to study paramecium and yeast competition in the 1930's studies of G. F. Gause in the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3121/?v=1
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6-067-LotkaVolterra-ModelingScenario
16 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Iordanka Panayotova1, Maila Hallare2
1. Christopher Newport University 2. NSU Math
This modeling scenario guides students through the process of fitting the Lotka-Volterra model of two differential equations to a real time series observational data. Students use the capabilities...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3079/?v=1
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6-040-StruggleForExistence-ModelingScenario
05 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
We use historical data from the 1930's in the Soviet Union and model competition between two species of yeast after modeling each species separately and estimate parameters
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2985/?v=1
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Competition under the Sea: Exploring the competitive interaction between native and non-native seagrasses in the Caribbean
26 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Demian Alexander Willette
Loyola Marymount University
A mini-case study that uses real-world data to explore the competitive interaction among seagrasses.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1233/?v=1
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Freezer Full of Fossils v2.0
11 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Louise Mead1, Michael James Wiser1, Noah Ribeck2, Fred Hingst3, Richard Schultz4, Richard Lenski1
1. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University 2. University of California, Santa Barbara 3. Dewitt High School 4. St. Johns High School
The Long Term Evolution Experiment started by Dr. Richard Lenski provides a rich dataset to help students explore concepts of fitness, replication, and adaption.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/642/?v=1