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1-043-CoolingUpAndDown-ModelingScenario
25 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
We consider modeling the attempt of an air conditioner to cool a room to a ``constant'' temperature.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3296/?v=1
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1-045-TimeOfDeath-ModelingScenario
25 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
Students are asked to determine the time of death given both environmental temperature situations and two observations of body temperature under several different circumstances.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3294/?v=1
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1-071-NewtonWatson-ModelingScenario
24 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
Sherlock Holmes determines the time of death for a body found on a street in London and we need to reproduce his astute analysis
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3260/?v=1
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1-079-HomeHeating-ModelingScenario
24 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Kurt Bryan
This project concerns using Newton's Law of Cooling to model the heating of a house. In particular, if one is going away for awhile, is it more economical to leave a houseat a desired temperature...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3255/?v=1
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1-088-RoomTemperature-ModelingScenario
23 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Tracy Weyand
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Students will analyze temperature variations in a room using Newton's Cooling Law. In this model, the only influence on the indoor temperature is the (oscillating) outdoor temperature (as we assume...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3107/?v=1
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1-110-TidePoolSnails-ModelingScenario
22 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Lisa Driskell, Audrey Malagon1
Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk VA USA
Students use linear differential equations to model temperature change, in a sand tide pool and inside the shell of a snail in the tide pool. We offer data on temperature in a tide pool as the sun...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3219/?v=1
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1-114-EarthClimate-ModelingScenario
22 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Terrance Pendleton
In this modeling scenario, we investigate the Earth's climate using a zero-dimensional energy balance model. Energy balance models are climate models that try to predict the average surface...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3217/?v=1
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1-144-HeatCool-ModelingScenario
23 Jun 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
We offer an opportunity to build a mathematical model using Newton's Law of Cooling for a closed plastic baggie of liquid inside a liquid container.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4869/?v=1
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1981-Geoffrey_Berresford-Differential Equations and Root Cellars
26 Mar 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Geoffrey Berresford
NA
This is a classic module from UMAP in which the heat equation in one dimension is fully developed by using the standard technique of measuring the heat flow in and out of a small element of mass...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3863/?v=1
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7-020-ThermometerInVaryingTempStream-ModelingScenario
16 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Norman Loney
We present a first order differential equation model for the temperature of a mercury thermometer which is sitting in a stream of water whose temperature oscillates. We suggest a solving strategy...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3076/?v=1
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Allison Litmer
https://qubeshub.org/community/members/46006
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Gaining familiarity with R and Work with NEON OS & IS data – Plant phenology & temperature - adaptation
11 Jun 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Nancy Cowden
Lynchburg College
This adaptation introduces students to R and the NEON OS & IS data – Plant Phenology & Temperature tutorial. A planned extension will prompt students to develop a testable hypothesis, based on...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/624/?v=1
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Graphing Techniques for Introductory Microbiology
14 May 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Arunachalam Muthaiyan
University of New Mexico - Gallup
This module will introduce the introductory microbiology students to graphing skills to visualize and interpret the data to investigate the effect of environmental factor (temperature) on bacterial...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4793/?v=1
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Large Datasets in R - Plant Phenology & Temperature Data from NEON
10 May 2018 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Megan A. Jones1, Lee F. Stanish2, Natalie Robinson2, Katherine D. Jones2, Cody Flagg2
1. National Ecological Observatory Network 2. National Ecological Observatory Network – Battelle
This module series covers how to import, manipulate, format and plot time series data stored in .csv format in R. Originally designed to teach researchers to use NEON plant phenology and air...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/515/?v=1
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Teaching Thermal Physiology of Reptiles and Amphibians to Undergraduate Students
02 Jul 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Allison Litmer
This module contains materials and activities for teaching undergraduate students about the thermal physiology of reptiles and amphibians. The module begins with an interactive lecture introducing...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4857/?v=1
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Temperature Balance Equation Activity
21 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Justin Ronald St. Juliana
Cornell University
Students learn about the temperature balance equation. They then conduct a thought experiment (with a worksheet) using the components of the equation to manage their heat balance for survival on a...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4247/?v=1