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Laplace One Liner
04 Jul 2020 | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
We offer a short Mathematica file in which we demonstrate the step by step commands for solving a second order, linear, constant coefficient, ordinary differential equation using Laplace Transforms and then we condense the entire set of instructions into one line of code - hence the name one liner.
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How to Set Up and Use Overleaf: A Free Online LaTeX Compiler
29 Jun 2020 | Contributor(s): Anthony Stefan
How to Set Up and Use Overleaf: A Free Online LaTeX CompilerAnthony Stefan, Mathematics, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne FL USAScience Gateway Community Institute and SIMIODE Summer 2020 Intern29 June 2020LaTeX is a document preparation system for high-quality...
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Remote Teaching Module - Modeling a Nonlethal Influenza Epidemic
21 Jun 2020 | General Resources | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
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SCUDEM Judging Rubric
19 Jun 2020 | General Resources | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
SCUDEM - SIMIODE Challenge Using Differential Equation Modeling is an annual event for student teams around the globe.We post here the Judges Rubric used to score student submissions.
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Remote Teaching Module - Spring Design to Meet Specs at Minimum Costs
16 Jun 2020 | General Resources | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
We place here all the materials in support of the SIMIODE Remote Teaching Module - Spring Design to Meet Specs at Minimum Costs. This Module is about second order, linear, ordinary differential equations.The class lesson starts with building a model of a spring-mass using...
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1-088-S-RoomTemperature
15 Jun 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Tracy Weyand
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 the heating/cooling system is broken). The main goal of this project is for students to set up...
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1-136-S-MarriageAge
11 Jun 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Tracy Weyand
Students will build and analyze a model of the fraction of people who are married (for the first time) by a certain age. This model comes from a paper by Hernes and, in this project, is compared to another model used by Coale.These models are first-order ordinary differential equations (which...
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Remote Teaching Module - Modeling the Spread of Oil Slick
10 Jun 2020 | General Resources | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
We place here and in the Supporting Docs all the materials in support of the SIMIODE Remote Teaching Module - Modeling the Spread of Oil Slick.This module contains1) (Below and separate file in Supporting Docs) A brief Teaching Guide with an overview of the content and...
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Remote Teaching Module - Modeling a Falling Column of Water
07 Jun 2020 | General Resources
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1-128-S-RocketFlight
04 Jun 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
We offer an opportunity to build a mathematical model using Newton's Second Law of Motion and a Free Body Diagram to analyze the forces acting on the rocket of changing mass in its upward flight under power and then without power followed by its fall to earth.
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1999-Deuflhard- DEInTechAndMedicine
04 Jun 2020 | Potential Scenario Ideas | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
1999-Deuflhard- DEInTechAndMedicine1999. Deuflhard. Differential Equations in Technology and Medicine. Computational Concepts, Adaptive Algorithms, and Virtual Labs. CIME Lectures. 63 pagesAbstract: This series of lectures has been given to a class of mathematics postdocs at a European...
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2020-Nguema-Numerical Simulation of Ebola Outbreak
01 Jun 2020 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Arati Nanda Pati
Spring 2020: Capstone Project Juan Ndong Nguema University of St. Thomas Houston, TX 77006 Advisor: Dr. Arati Nanda Pati The Ebola virus disease is a serious infectious disease with the highest mortality rate that is considered as one of the most contagious diseases. Our goal is to...
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1-124-S-WorldPopulation
30 May 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Lenka Pribylova, Jan Sevcik, Pavel Morcinek, Brian Winkel
We build models of world population using data to estimate growth rate.CZECH LANGUAGE VERSION We have placed in Supporting Docs a Czech version of this Student Modeling Scenario. Name will be x-y-S-Title-StudentVersion-Czech.
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3-026-S-SpringInverseProblem
29 May 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
We are given data on the position of a mass in an oscillating spring mass system and we seek to discover approaches to estimating an unknown parameter.
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3-031-S-SpringCost
28 May 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
This is a situation where we are charged with analyzing costs for a spring to meet certain specifications.
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6-016-S-PandemicModeling
13 May 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Jue Wang
The recent coronavirus outbreak has infected millions of people worldwide and spread to over 200 countries. The virus is spreading rapidly. Infectious disease modeling is an essential part of the effort to minimize the spread and help predict the likely course of an epidemic. How can we use...
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1-127-S-FishHarvesting-StudentVersion
06 May 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Will Mitchell
We offer students a harvesting model for operating a fishery over a 25 year horizon and ask them to write a report on optimal harvesting policy with their analyses for fishing industry experts (not necessarily mathematicians).
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SIMIODE US IRS Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization Letter
25 Apr 2020 | General Resources | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
SIMIODE is an official United States Internal Revenue System Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization and we enclose as PDF - Press the PDF button above - the official letter from the US IRS granting SIMIODE this status. If there are any questions about this please contact Director@simiode.org....
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5-010-S-DNADegradation
21 Apr 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Brian Winkel
We ask students to use the system of first order linear differential equations given in a source paper and estimates of the data from laboratory procedures from a plot to estimate the parameters and complete the modeling process. Then we seek to compare the results of the final model with...
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6-009-S-FakeNews
19 Apr 2020 | Modeling Scenarios | Contributor(s): Blain Patterson, Sarah Petterson
In modern society, creating and disseminating information is easier than ever. While this allows access to information on unprecedented scales, the validity of the information can be difficult to determine. Clickbait, propaganda, misleading headlines, biased news outlets, and social media posts...