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Ayalew, Mentewab; Hylton, Derrick; Sistrunk, Jeticia; Melton, James; Johnson, Kiandra; Voit, Eberhard – PRIMUS, 2022
The integration of biology with mathematics and computer science mandates the training of students capable of comfortably navigating among these fields. We address this formidable pedagogical challenge with the creation of transdisciplinary modules that guide students toward solving realistic problems with methods from different disciplines.…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Norton, Douglas E. – PRIMUS, 2022
This paper introduces a course design for a post-Calculus undergraduate course on mathematical modeling for the life sciences. The course includes differential equations, discrete, and cellular automata approaches (among others) to modeling questions in the life sciences, as well as a variety of biological topics. The course focuses on model…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, College Mathematics, Mathematical Models, Biological Sciences
Rahmoeller, Margaret; Steinweg, J. Megan – PRIMUS, 2022
We explored the impact a new quantitative biology course for biology majors had on their ability and confidence to utilize hypothesis testing. Students currently in the quantitative biology course and the first cohort of students who took the course (currently seniors) were surveyed on ability and confidence regarding four types of hypothesis…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes
Ryu, Hwayeon; Zhu, Bin – PRIMUS, 2022
Biology students need analytical and critical thinking skills to analyze data and apply their knowledge to real-life situations. To meet this growing need while helping students to discover the relevance of learning through applications, we created an academic learning community (LC) between Ecology and Biostatistics courses. Selected case-studies…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Statistics Education, Thinking Skills
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
Yoshida, R.; Page, R. – PRIMUS, 2022
In the fall of 2009 and in the spring of 2012, supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) in the National Institutes of Health (NIH), we designed a course "Phylogenetic Analysis and Molecular Evolution" (PAME), the first cross-listed course across three different colleges (College of Arts and Sciences,…
Descriptors: Molecular Biology, Evolution, Molecular Structure, Graduate Students
Ludwig, Patrice; Tongen, Anthony; Walton, Brian – PRIMUS, 2018
James Madison University faculty team-teach an interdisciplinary mathematical modeling course for mathematics and biology students. We have used two different project-based approaches to emphasize the mathematical concepts taught in class, while also exposing students to new areas of mathematics not formally covered in class. The first method…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Case Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach
Sanft, Rebecca; Walter, Anne – PRIMUS, 2016
St. Olaf College recently added a Mathematical Biology concentration to its curriculum. The core course, Mathematics of Biology, was redesigned to include a wet laboratory. The lab classes required students to collect data and implement the essential modeling techniques of formulation, implementation, validation, and analysis. The four labs…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Mathematics Instruction, Biology
Sturner, Kelly K.; Bishop, Pamela; Lenhart, Suzanne M. – PRIMUS, 2017
Interdisciplinary undergraduate research experiences often require students to work in teams with other students and researchers from different disciplines, creating a need for development of new skills in interdisciplinary collaboration. In this paper, we describe our unique efforts to mentor participants in developing these skills during our…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Teamwork, Student Research, Cooperation
Neilan, Rachael Miller – PRIMUS, 2013
This article describes a computational project designed for undergraduate students as an introduction to mathematical modeling. Students use an ordinary differential equation to describe fish weight and assume the instantaneous growth rate depends on the concentration of dissolved oxygen. Published laboratory experiments suggest that continuous…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematical Models, Calculus, Ichthyology
Fowler, Kathleen; Luttman, Aaron; Mondal, Sumona – PRIMUS, 2013
The US National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics (UBM) program significantly increased undergraduate research in the biomathematical sciences. We discuss three UBM-funded student research projects at Clarkson University that lie at the intersection of not just mathematics and biology, but also other fields. The…
Descriptors: Biology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
Nadolski, Jeremy; Smith, Lee Ann – PRIMUS, 2010
As technology and science advance, the boundary between the disciplines begins to blur, emphasizing that it is now, more than ever, a requirement to have a solid background in multiple fields to fully understand emerging scientific advances. As faculty, we need to equip our undergraduate students not only with an introduction to these modern…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Data Analysis, Teaching Methods
White, James D.; Carpenter, Jenna P. – PRIMUS, 2008
Louisiana Tech University has an integrated science curriculum for its mathematics, chemistry, physics, computer science, biology-research track and secondary mathematics and science education majors. The curriculum focuses on the calculus sequence and introductory labs in biology, physics, and chemistry. In the introductory biology laboratory…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Safety, Physics
Heyer, Laurie J. – PRIMUS, 2008
This article describes the sequence alignment problem in bioinformatics. Through examples, we formulate sequence alignment as an optimization problem and show how to compute the optimal alignment with dynamic programming. The examples and sample exercises have been used by the author in a specialized course in bioinformatics, but could be adapted…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Computation, Computer Uses in Education
Marland, Eric; Palmer, Katrina M.; Salinas, Rene A. – PRIMUS, 2008
In this article we provide two detailed examples of how we incorporate biological examples into two mathematics courses: Linear Algebra and Ordinary Differential Equations. We use Leslie matrix models to demonstrate the biological properties of eigenvalues and eigenvectors. For Ordinary Differential Equations, we show how using a logistic growth…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Biology, Integrated Curriculum, Equations (Mathematics)
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