Teaching Materials (1-8 of 8)

1. Evaluating Local Adaptation and Conservation with Life Tables

   05 Sep 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Urmi Poddar¹, Jessica Coyle²

   1. Stony Brook University 2. Saint Mary's College of California

   This module contains a sequence of activities designed for an undergraduate ecology lesson on stage-structured population models or life tables that use published data. Two versions are provided:...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4896/?v=1

2. 2017-D_Goulet-Modeling, Simulating, and Parameter Fitting of Biochemical Kinetic Experiments

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

   By D Goulet

   NA

   In many chemical and biological applications, systems of differential equations containing unknown parameters are used to explain empirical observations and experimental data. The differential...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4192/?v=1

3. 2014-Yahdi-EtAl-Modeling and Sensitivity Analysis of the Role of Biodiversity to Control Pest Damage in Agroecosystems

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

   By Mohammed Yahdi

   NA

   The paper provides a mathematical framework for cost-effective and environmentally safe strategies to minimize alfalfa damage from pests in alfalfa agroecosystems with optimal biodiversity levels.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4124/?v=1

4. 2014-Vance-Eads-Sensitivity Analysis of a Three-Species Nonlinear Response Omnivory Model with Predator Stage Structure

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

   By James Vance¹, Christina Eads¹

   NA

   We investigate a three-species nonlinear response omnivory model incorporating stage structure in the top predator. The model consists of four coupled ordinary differential equations involving...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4118/?v=1

5. 2012-Brian_Ingalls-Mathematical Modelling in Systems Biology An Introduction

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

   By Brian Ingalls, Brian Winkel¹

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

   This is a comprehensive text with much biology background to motivate the mathematical modeling, exercises and answers, and many rich examples.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3928/?v=1

6. 1998-K_H_Louie_Clark-P_C_D_Newton-Analysis of differential equation models in biology-clover meristem populations

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

   By K Louie

   NA

   A simple differential equation model (dynamical system) for clover, based on meristem numbers, is outlined and analysed mathematically.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3888/?v=1

7. 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

8. 6-009-FakeNews-ModelingScenario

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

   By Blain Patterson¹, Sarah Pattersonq¹

   Virginia Military Institute, Lexington VA USA

   In modern society, creating and disseminating information is easier than ever. In this project, you will model the spread of fake news and investigate ways to deter distributing misinformation.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3050/?v=1