Building mathematical models and biological insight in an introductory biology course

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 198-214

  Weisstein, A E ^a  

^a TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Epidemiology; Mathematical biology; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INSIGHT; COMMUNICATION SKILLS; COURSE CONTENTS; HIGHER ORDER; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MODEL CONSTRUCTION; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE REASONING; SCIENTIFIC REASONING;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 80054002227     PISSN: 09735348     EISSN: 17606101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/20116610     Document Type: Article

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