Mathematics in Marine Botany: Examples of the Modelling Process. Part II: Continuous Models.

Nyman, Melvin A.; Brown, Murray T.

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ERIC Number: EJ531526

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Mathematics in Marine Botany: Examples of the Modelling Process. Part II: Continuous Models.

Nyman, Melvin A.; Brown, Murray T.

Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, v15 n2 p78-83 Jun 1996

Describes some continuous models for growth of the seaweed Macrocystis pyrifera. Uses observed growth rates over several months to derive first-order differential equations as models for growth rates of individual fronds. The nature of the solutions is analyzed and comparison between these theoretical results and documented characteristics of frond elongation are made. (AIM)

Descriptors: Botany, Marine Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Journal availability: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001 Evans Rd., Cary, NC 27513.