Teaching Materials (1-8 of 8)

1. RAT ATTACK! Population growth

   07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kiersten Newtoff¹, Gina Wesley¹, Will Gretes², Allison Bell², Kelly Livernoche¹, Sean McNamara³, Jeff Leips⁴

   1. Montgomery College 2. Howard Community College 3. Community College of Baltimore County 4. University of Maryland Baltimore County

   This module contains exercises focused on the use and interpretation of density independent and density dependent population growth models. Students build logistic and exponential growth models in...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4005/?v=1

2. 2012-Augustus-Wali-Mathematical Modeling of Uganda Population Growth

   07 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Augustus Wali

   NA

   The purpose of this paper focuses on the application of logistic equation to model the population growth of Uganda using data from 1980 to 2010 (inclusive).

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4073/?v=1

3. 2011-Kurt_Kreith-The Mathematics of Global Change

   06 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Kurt Kreith

   NA

   The authors discuss broad issues and then focus on specifics like exponential growth, logistic growth, and the logistic equation with delay.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4059/?v=1

4. 1-143-PopulationModelVariationsMATLAB-ModelingScenario

   22 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By William (Bill) Skerbitz

   Students will walk through a detailed derivation and review of basic population models (exponential and logistic) to create and understand variations of those models.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3196/?v=1

5. 1-170-CensusModeling-ModelingScenario

   21 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Gary William Epp¹, Jean Marie Linhart

   Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA USA

   Students who have studied models for population are likely to be familiar with the exponential and the logistic population models. The goal here is to explore the role of modeling assumptions in...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3190/?v=1

6. 1-019-RocksInTheHead-Modeling Scenario

   06 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Brian Winkel

   SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations

   We describe an experiment with data on the perception of the individual mass of a collection of rocks in comparison to a 100 g brass mass. Students use the logistic differential equation as a...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2946/?v=1

7. An active-learning lesson that targets student understanding of population growth in ecology

   27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Elizabeth Trenckmann¹, Michelle Smith¹, Karen Nicole Pelletreau¹, Mindi M. Summers²

   1. University of Maine 2. University of Maine, University of Calgary

   Effective teaching and learning of population ecology requires integration of quantitative literacy skills. To facilitate student learning in population ecology and provide students with the...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2587/?v=1

8. A Direct Experience Study of Density-Dependent Growth

   04 May 2016 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Glenn Ledder

   University of Nebraska Lincoln

   An experiential approach to density-dependent growth using a checkerboard, 6-sided die, and two types of markers.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/8/?v=1