MATH 115. Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
Links
Some Class Sessions:
Session
1 (Round Robin Tournament)
Session
2 (CO2 Concentration - Linear Model)
Session
3 (Fit a Linear Model to Data - An Example)
Session
4 (Sample Write-Up for Example of Session 3)
Session
5 (Work with Excel Spreadsheets- An Example)
Session
6 (Stretch of a Bungee Cord Revisited)
Session
7 (Stretch of a Spring - An Experiment)
Session
8 (Sample Write Up: page
1 , page
2 , page
3 )
Session
9 (Group Work - Activities in Yellow Modeling Text)
Session
11 (Group Work - Curve Fitting)
Session
13 (Notes: page
1 , page
2 ; Figurate
Numbers - A Link)
Session
14 (Model Predicting The Number of Autos in the US)
Session
15 (Fit a Quadratic Model to Data - An Example)
Session
19 (Fit a Quadratic Model to Data - Another Example)
Session
20 (Falling
Body Problem)
Session
21 (Exponential
Growth)
Session
22 (Fitting
an Exponential Model to Data)
Session
25 (Peg Game, Tower Puzzle)
Session
29 (Weightlifting Records)
Session
31 (Planets' Year Lengths - Orbital Periods)
Session
35 (Logistic Growth - A Sorghum Plant's Growth)
Session
37 (US
Population Growth to 1900)
Sample Write-Ups:
Write-up for the problem of Session #1
Reference Sheets:
Summary
of Four Types of Growth
Polya's
Problem Solving Process
Guide
to Writing Up a Model Developed from Data
Scoring
Rubric for Mathematical Modeling Portfolio
Course Exams:
Link
to Midterm Exam (Due at 10:00 AM on Monday, April 5)
Link
to Final Exam (Due at 10:00 AM on Monday, May 17)
Other Links for This Course:
Course
Home Page
Dr.
Kalman's home page.
Dr.
Kalman's Web Site for "Elementary Mathematical Models"
Maryland
Collaborative for Teacher Preparation (MCTP)
Science
and Engineering Module (COMAP)
Elementary
Mathematical Models with Spreadsheet Applications