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This course uses the theory and application of atomistic computer simulations to model, understand, and predict the properties of real materials. Specific topics include: energy models from classical potentials to first-principles approaches; density functional theory and the total-energy pseudopotential method; errors and accuracy of quantitative predictions: thermodynamic ensembles, Monte Carlo sampling and molecular dynamics simulations; free energy and phase transitions; fluctuations and transport properties; and coarse-graining approaches and mesoscale models. The course employs case studies from industrial applications of advanced materials to nanotechnology. Several laboratories will give students direct experience with simulations of classical force fields, electronic-structure approaches, molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo.
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- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
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MIT OpenCourseWare
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Case It! is an NSF-sponsored project to promote collaborative case-based learning in biology education worldwide. This paper describes the latest version of the Case It! simulation software (DNA gel electrophoresis, Southern blotting, and PCR). Students use these open-ended molecular biology computer simulations to analyze case studies involving genetic diseases, then discuss results with their peers at other institutions via web-based "poster sessions." They also use Case It! software to gather background information, analyze DNA and protein sequences, then create web-page posters and discuss them via a web editor /conferencing system at the Case It! web site (http://www.uwrf.edu/caseit/caseit.html).
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- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
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Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE)
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This laboratory utilizes two user-friendly computer programs from Neurosim (Biosoft, Cambridge, U.K.) that demonstrate various aspects of electrophysiological functions of neurons without sacrificing experimental animals. One program simulates passive conduction in a long length of axon while the second program simulates the Hodgkin-Huxley equations for the production of an action potential. While these programs allow students to try experimental manipulations that parallel those done in real electrophysiological experiments (changing ionic concentrations or voltage stimulus, effects of various drugs, etc.) it also allows them to change some of the inherent properties of neurons, such as membrane resistance and axon resistance. This enables one to see how neurons of different physical characteristics differ in their electrical behavior. This laboratory is suitable for students of varying backgrounds.
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- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
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Animals and Insects
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Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE)
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The Leslie Matrix is a model used commonly to predict future age or stage distributions of a plant or animal population. In this exercise designed for students with some background in ecology, the model is run on APPLE II series computers. Using data for real or imagined populations, students study the effects of altered fecundity and mortality on population structure, calculate the intrinsic rate of increase, analyze the model's sensitivity, and study the requirements for a stable and constant age distribution in the population.
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- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
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Green
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Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE)
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This laboratory exercise is designed to get a class of students organized into teams and examine the scientific process. The concepts of inductive and deductive reasoning will be discussed and then used in the problem solving process. The students will also examine their own problem solving process in comparison to the scientific method.
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- Science and Technology
- Grade Level:
- Post-secondary
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Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE)
