Day 1, AM: Introduction & Housekeeping
Details
Pendulum Activity – Modeling Process (Activity #10 in text)
Activity #1 in text & Activity #2 in text
Revisit Pendulum Data
Round-Robin Tournaments (Activity #7 in text)
Mathematical Representations (graphs, diagrams, equations, matrices)
Difference & Functional Equations
Some Types of Change - Examples
(1st & 2nd differences; ave. rate of change, % change)
Day 1, PM:Gobal Positioning System (GPS) & Modeling
Model Fitting Problems:
Peg Game
Tower Puzzle (Activity #8 in text)
Difference Equations & Functional Equations
Day 2, AM: Building Bridges – Breaking Points
The Mathematical Modeling Process
Calculators & Spreadsheets
Curve Fitting – Better Fit Criteria
Surface Areas of Colored Rods – Activity #6 in text
Day 2, PM: Draining the Bathtub Problem
Stella Model for Bathtub Problem
Modeling with Stella
Calculators & Spreadsheets (Day 1&2 data sets + other data sets
as able)
Day 3, AM: Newton’s Law of Cooling(Modeling
Activity#9 in text)
Change, Difference Equations & Proportionality Relationships
Day 3, PM: Looking for Proportionality and
Change Patterns in Tables and Graphs
Light Intensity(Modeling Activity #9 in text)
Day 4, AM: Building Bridges Revisited
Bouncing Ball (Modeling Activity #5 in text)
Distance & Veloctity Graphs
Day 4, PM: Classifying Mathematical Models
Analyzing (Aids) Epidemic Data
Models of Population Growth (Exponential, Logistic, Preditor/Prey)
Models, Interpretations, Representations, & Logic
Barnyards & Tournaments (Ranking Schemes)
Chicken Pecking Problem
Ranking Athletic Teams (Modeling Activity #11 in text)
Day 5, AM: Newton’s Law of Cooling & Stella
Model
Preditory/Prey Simulation & Stella Model
Day 5, PM: Modeling Process Revisited, Examples,
& relation to Logic
Open for Discussion of Projects, Portfolios, Issues
Day 6 & 7: Project Presentations