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Human population growth case study
31 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Melissa Sue Bowlin
University of Michigan-Dearborn
A case study on human population growth that includes Human-Environment Interactions (HEI) from the Ecological Society of America's 4 dimensional ecology teaching framework. Meant to be used in...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4975/?v=1
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Continuous Growth Models
16 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Anton E Weisstein
Truman State University
This Excel worksheet compares user-input growth data with predictions under linear, exponential, and logistic models of growth. Introduces concepts of statistical analysis that can be additionally...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4937/?v=1
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Data-Driven Decision-Making: Antarctic Fisheries
05 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Jessie Golding1, Desiree Andersen1, Ellen Bledsoe1
University of Arizona
This is an entire module for a general education data science and ecology course. The module was originally designed as the fourth and final section of the course; the full course is openly...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4885/?v=1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Glenn Ledder and Carrie Diaz Eaton - Rule-of-Five
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01 Aug 2019 |
Posted by Carrie Diaz Eaton
https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/smb/collections/smb-2019-presentations
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An Invitation to Modeling: Resource-Limited Population Growth Activity
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21 Oct 2017 |
Posted by Natalie Madeleine Howe
https://qubeshub.org/community/members/6640/collections/ecology
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An Invitation to Modeling: Resource-Limited Population Growth Activity
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21 Jul 2017 |
Posted by Drew LaMar
https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/nimbios_wg_teachingquantbio/collections/resources-around-invitation-to-modeling-paper
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An Invitation to Modeling: Resource-Limited Population Growth Activity
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10 Jul 2017 |
Posted by Drew LaMar
https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/summer2017/collections/resources-for-monday-sessions
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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
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BactVsPhage
27 Jun 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Drew LaMar
Simulates basic models in theoretical ecology, as well as three models of bacteria/bacteriophage interactions.