Teaching Materials (1-15 of 15)

1. Prosecutor’s Fallacy and Mammograms Case Study

   09 Jun 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Carrie Diaz Eaton¹, Sadie Kriegler

   Unity College

   An introduction to Prosecutor’s Fallacy, and False Positives/Negatives. By Dr. Diaz Eaton, Bates College, for use in DCS 105A, and inspired by Calling Bull & Calculated Risks.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4847/?v=1

2. 2009-Agnes_Rash-Brian_Winkel-Birth_and_Death_Process_Modeling_Leads_to_the_Poisson_Distribution

   12 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Agnes Rash¹, Brian Winkel²

   1. NA 2. SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations

   In this paper there are details of development of the general birth and death process from which we can extract the Poisson process as a special case.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3796/?v=1

3. 1-039-StochasticPopModels-ModelingScenario

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

   By Daniel Flath

   Macalester College, St. Paul Mn USA

   We develop strategies for creating a population model using some simple probabilistic assumptions. These assumptions lead to a system of differential equations for the probability that a system is...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3301/?v=1

4. 1-141-MMGameRevisited-ModelingScenario

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

   By Mehdi Hakim-Hashemi

   It is assumed that the probability of an M&M chocolate, when tossed, falling on the M side is 0.5 The goal is to find a probability distribution of the probability q which is Pr(randomly chosen M&M...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3198/?v=1

5. 1-108-PoissonProcess-ModelingScenario

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

   By Mehdi Hakim-Hashemi

   Normandale Community College, Bloomington MN USA

   In this project students learn to derive the probability density function (pdf) of the Poisson distribution and the cumulative distribution (cdf) of the waiting time. They will use them to solve...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3011/?v=1

6. 7-008-MachineReplacement-ModelingScenario

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

   By Brian Winkel

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

   Students build an integro-differential equation model using a convolution for machine replacement strategies for two different machine failure models.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2999/?v=1

7. GEA Introductory lesson on BLAST

   25 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Justin DiAngelo¹, Alexis Nagengast², Wilson Leung³, Douglas L Chalker³

   1. Penn State Berks 2. Widener University 3. Washington University in St. Louis

   The "Introduction to BLAST using Human Leptin" exercise aims to introduce students to the use of the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) to identify related sequences and compare similarity...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1987/?v=1

8. The Chi-Square Test

   15 Feb 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

   University of Tennessee Knoxville

   This module introduces how to determine whether observation is significantly different from expectation in the context of understanding Chi-square Test. It is intended for an introductory biology...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/1050/?v=1

9. Amino Acid Frequency

   23 Dec 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Lou Gross¹, Monica Beals¹, Susan Harrell¹

   University of Tennessee Knoxville

   This module introduces expected frequencies in the context of understanding amino acid composition. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/979/?v=1

10. Innovative Teaching Exchange: Asking Questions in Probability Class

    30 Oct 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Queena N. Lee-Chua

    Ateneo de Manila University

    This is an article in MAA's Innovative Teaching Exchange that describes strategies to get students past thoughtless number crunching, guessing, and intuition when it comes to solving probability...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/898/?v=1

11. SUMS4Bio - Video tutorials in math and stats for biology students

    22 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Jeremy M Wojdak¹, Caleb Adams¹, Dan Metz¹

    Radford University

    Links to videos and pdf tutorials for core mathematical and statistical concepts used in biology

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/747/?v=1

12. Linked Genes and Recombination: Advanced Punnett Squares

    21 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaci Thompson¹, Karen Nelson¹

    University of Maryland

    An online module in which students learn about more difficult genetics problems, including linked genes and crossing over. Quantitatively students learn about marginal probabilities and chi-square...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/743/?v=1

13. More Mice with Fangs: Intermediate Punnett Squares

    21 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaci Thompson¹, Karen Nelson²

    1. University of Maryland 2. University Of Maryland

    An online module utilizing probability and Punnett squares to introduce students to more complex genetic problems. The module emphasizes students' use of probability to solve the problems.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/742/?v=1

14. Math Bench Probability and Statistics: Basic Rules of Probability

    21 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaci Thompson¹, Karen Nelson¹

    University of Maryland

    MathBench resource covering the "Law of Or" and the "Law of And" and how to use them in an online setting

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/741/?v=1

15. Testing Goodness of Fit with the Chi-Square

    21 Aug 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kaci Thompson¹, Karen Nelson¹

    University of Maryland

    This is a MathBench module written for students to use in a self-study mode. It uses a narrative structure, humor, and everyday examples to step the learner through the mathematical principles...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/740/?v=1