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Bringing Back the People in Modelling Epidemics
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Shophika Vaithyanathasarma; France Caron; Geneviève Bistodeau-Gagnon; Jacques Bélair – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
The emergence of COVID-19 favoured the development at Université de Montréal of an educational initiative aimed at promoting modelling and simulation in teaching and learning postsecondary mathematics. In our learning activities, modelling is not reduced to curve fitting; software is used and questions are asked to get a deeper understanding of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models, COVID-19, Pandemics
Guiding Students to Understand Functional Responses: Holling's Disc Experiment Revisited
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Pulley, Melissa; Rodriguez, Leoncio; Lewis, Matthew; Kohler, Brynja; Gordillo, Luis – PRIMUS, 2022
Inspired by the approach first employed by C.S. Holling in his classic "disc experiment," this article provides a sequence of learning activities that increase students' understanding of the mechanisms behind saturating effects in predator-prey scenarios. The proposed lesson is recommended for inclusion in courses that address…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities
Biological Models for Finite Mathematics
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Jungck, John R. – PRIMUS, 2022
Finite Mathematics has become an enormously rich and productive area of contemporary mathematical biology. Fortunately, educators have developed educational modules based upon many of the models that have used Finite Mathematics in mathematical biology research. A sufficient variety of computer modules that employ graph theory (phylogenetic trees,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Models, Learning Modules
Make the Eigenvalue Problem Resonate with Our Students
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Anderson, Jeffrey A.; McCusker, Michael V. – PRIMUS, 2019
We present a new learning activity that enables students to apply eigenvalue theory to investigate a practical modeling problem. We demonstrate how to build a spring-coupled pair of pendula and describe how students can measure the movements of these pendula using open-source image processing software. We then illustrate how to analyze this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of the Physics of Water Rockets
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Barrio-Perotti, R.; Blanco-Marigorta, E.; Fernandez-Francos, J.; Galdo-Vega, M. – European Journal of Physics, 2010
A simple rocket can be made using a plastic bottle filled with a volume of water and pressurized air. When opened, the air pressure pushes the water out of the bottle. This causes an increase in the bottle momentum so that it can be propelled to fairly long distances or heights. Water rockets are widely used as an educational activity, and several…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Learning Activities, Mathematical Models, Field Tests
Activities: An Interest in Radioactivity.
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Kennedy, Jane B. – Mathematics Teacher, 1996
Presents activities in which students study exponential growth and decay by collecting data, constructing graphs, and discovering algebraic formulas. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Equations (Mathematics), Exponents (Mathematics), Graphs
"Seeing through Fractions": Methods for Teaching Fractions with Emphasis on Equivalency and Multiplication Using Models. (Intermediate Grades.) Title I Elementary Mathematics Program.
Vandehaar, Ann; Reed, Gail – 1979
Activities and teaching methods for developing an understanding of fractions are presented. The activities, which use mathematical models (visual representations of fractions), are divided into three sections: (1) equivalent fraction circles; (2) fraction bars; and (3) multiplication of fractional numbers using squares. Each section includes the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Equations (Mathematics), Fractions, Instructional Materials