Classroom manipulative to engage students in mathematical modeling of disease spread: 1+1 = Achoo!

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 215-226

  Gaff, H ^a   Lyons, M ^a   Watson, G ^b  

^a Department of Biological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b Darden College of Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Infectious disease; Manipulatives; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

BASIC CONCEPTS; COMMON COLD; COMPARTMENTAL MODEL; DISEASE ECOLOGY; DISEASE SPREAD; EFFECTIVE TEACHING; FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS; GRADUATE CURRICULA; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY; MANIPULATIVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TARGET AUDIENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULA; DISEASES; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION COMPUTING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 80053969398     PISSN: 09735348     EISSN: 17606101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/20116611     Document Type: Article

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