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| Introduction | |
| 1. INTRODUCTORY MODELS | |
| Fibonacci Numbers | |
| Growth Models | |
| Extended Growth Models | |
| Comparing Different Growth Models | |
| 2. DYNAMICAL MODELS AND DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS | |
| Simple Epidemics | |
| Harvesting | |
| Population Dynamics | |
| A Predator Prey Model | |
| Iterated Maps and Functions | |
| Sierpinski Triangle | |
| 3. PHYSICS APPLICATIONS | |
| Simple Projectile Motion | |
| Projectile Motion with Air Resistance | |
| Planetary Orbit: Half Step Method | |
| Epicycloid: Loop Free or Convex Moon Orbit | |
| Heat Propagation | |
| 4. NUMBER THEORY | |
| Decimal Expansions | |
| Greatest Common Divisor | |
| Prime Numbers: Sieve of Eratosthenes | |
| 5. FUNCTIONS, GRAPHING, AND CALCULUS | |
| Graphing I: Functions of One Variable | |
| Graphing II: Polar and Parametric Equations | |
| Bezier Curves | |
| Derivatives | |
| Bisection Method | |
| Newton's Method | |
| Fitting Curves to Data (Polynomial Interpolation) | |
| 6. CREATIVE MATHEMATICS IN EVERYDAY SETTINGS | |
| A Bicycle Investigation | |
| Ski Racing | |
| Birthday Problem | |
| Golden Ratio | |
| Paper Formats | |
| Bridge Location | |
| Game of Life | |
| 7. SOCIETAL APPLICATIONS | |
| Legislative Apportionment | |
| Drug Administration Strategy | |
| Restock of Inventory | |
| Birth Control | |
| Genetics (Hardy-Weinberg Law) | |
| Simulation | |
| Appendix |
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