scholarly journals A Transformative Model for Undergraduate Quantitative Biology Education

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Usher ◽  
Tobin A. Driscoll ◽  
Prasad Dhurjati ◽  
John A. Pelesko ◽  
Louis F. Rossi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Sciences ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Quantitative Biology ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Capstone Course ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Calculus Sequence ◽  
Mathematical Sciences ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University

The BIO2010 report recommended that students in the life sciences receive a more rigorous education in mathematics and physical sciences. The University of Delaware approached this problem by (1) developing a bio-calculus section of a standard calculus course, (2) embedding quantitative activities into existing biology courses, and (3) creating a new interdisciplinary major, quantitative biology, designed for students interested in solving complex biological problems using advanced mathematical approaches. To develop the bio-calculus sections, the Department of Mathematical Sciences revised its three-semester calculus sequence to include differential equations in the first semester and, rather than using examples traditionally drawn from application domains that are most relevant to engineers, drew models and examples heavily from the life sciences. The curriculum of the B.S. degree in Quantitative Biology was designed to provide students with a solid foundation in biology, chemistry, and mathematics, with an emphasis on preparation for research careers in life sciences. Students in the program take core courses from biology, chemistry, and physics, though mathematics, as the cornerstone of all quantitative sciences, is given particular prominence. Seminars and a capstone course stress how the interplay of mathematics and biology can be used to explain complex biological systems. To initiate these academic changes required the identification of barriers and the implementation of solutions.

scholarly journals Technology for Location, Analysis and Interpretation of Magnetic Alterations as Precursors of Seismic Phenomena Update

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Raymond Rosa Ávila
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Location ◽  
Smart Phones ◽  
Electromagnetic Signal ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Electromagnetic Noise ◽  
Mathematical Algorithm ◽  
Geomagnetic Cutoff ◽  
Variation Rate ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University

To date, several studies have shown that the Earth's magnetic field suffers alterations at the local geographical location before an earthquake occur. Its study demonstrates that the Earth’s magnetic alterations at specific local geographical zone, is a local seismic precursor alerting a proximity of an earthquake with a margin of error of approximately 10%. The electromagnetic noise from background is very confusing, but that reason was necessary to identify these electromagnetic signal precursors by filtering a large amount of noise. To isolate the electromagnetic noise, was implemented a Magnetic North deflection detection in Smart Phones Magnetometers. Using it technology, was developed a mathematical algorithm that work in combination with the Smart Phones magnetometers. This research was based using in reference the study carried out by the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (FCFM) of the University of Chile directed by Cordado, 2018[1], in the paper called “Latitudinal variation rate of geomagnetic cutoff rigidity in the active Chilean convergent margin”.

scholarly journals SOME ISSUES ON BIOLOGY EDUCATION: AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDREJ ŠORGO

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-126
Author(s):  
Vincentas Lamanauskas
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Secondary School Teacher ◽  
Part Time ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University

Dr. Andrej Šorgo is Associate Professor of Biology Didactics at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and a part time researcher at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor. He got his Masters and PhD degrees in Biology from the University of Ljubljana. He has published textbooks and research articles and presented his work at a number of conferences. He has additionally over 20 years of experience as a secondary and higher vocational school teacher. He has won the award “Most innovative secondary school teacher”. More information is available online at: http://biologija.fnm.uni-mb.si/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=7&lang=en

Design and Fabrication of a Self-Cleaning Toilet: Developing a Student Invention

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Maric ◽  
Joey Phelps ◽  
Zbigniew M. Bzymek ◽  
Vito Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Uv Light ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Durability Test ◽  
Capstone Course ◽  
Senior Design ◽  
Toilet Seat ◽  
Self Cleaning ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Cleaning Methods ◽  
The University

The University of Connecticut Senior Design Capstone course developed by the Department of Mechanical Engineering is widely recognized by the Connecticut industry. The course provides fourth year students the opportunity for a major design experience in which they apply principles of engineering staring with the conceptual design through the basic science and mathematics, up to model, analysis, design of physical systems its components or processes as well as prepares students to work professionally [9]. This paper will discuss the issues and challenges associated with one of the Senior Design (SD) projects that was based on student generated inventive concept and sponsored by the student-inventor. The project demonstrated the design and prototyping problems on the example so called “Self-Cleaning Toilet”. The project addresses “self-cleaning” of facilities where infectious bacteria and viruses are prevalent in frequently used installations such as public restrooms. These areas tend to be difficult to keep clean often, without obstructing the functionality of the facility. The solution being proposed in this project is an intelligently designed, self-regulating, cleaning system that is able to be retroactively fitted onto a variety of toilet seats. UV germicidal irradiation was chosen as the primary method to eliminate germs for this device for several reasons. Using a UV light allows for more efficient, effortless elimination of germs as compared to conventional cleaning methods. The light encourages hands off operation, meaning that the user will not have to physically touch the toilet seat to clean it. Additionally, it allows the toilet seat surface to be cleaned continually throughout the day and in between uses, which is an unrealistic task to replicate with methods currently being employed. Multiple experiments were conducted that tested the ability of the UV light to reach all surfaces on a toilet seat. The germicidal effectiveness experiment tested the sanitation capability of the light under its intended operating conditions. Finally, the durability test indicated that the device would be able to withstand the conditions of the working environments commonly associated with bathrooms. Designs, building and testing of the prototype of such a toilet seat are described in the paper. Results from each of the testing experiments and experience gained in the creation of the Clean Light toilet design are described in the paper.

scholarly journals Decolonizing the training of engineers and scientists: The case of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics at Universidad de Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Claudia Rodríguez-Seeger ◽  
Doris Sáez-Hueichapan ◽  
Alexandra Fuenzalida-Artigas ◽  
Ignacio Ñancupil-Quirilao ◽  
María Elena Lienqueo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Intercultural Training ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Scientific Performance ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
The World ◽  
Mathematical Sciences ◽  
And Mathematics

Given current global crises, there is a need to move beyond the anthropocentric, reductionist and short-term vision of the world, imposed through the hegemony of Western culture. Are we still in time to change the prevailing hegemonic vision of the world and better address global crises and their local impacts? What is the role of intercultural higher education in this challenging task? We conceive this type of education for the training of future decision-makers, as well as scientists and technicians who must respond to current and future challenges in society. Therefore, we evaluate the contribution of the Indigenous Peoples Program (PPI) of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (FCFM) at Universidad de Chile (UCH). We conclude that the PPI opens up possibilities for intercultural training in the FCFM, which can contribute to changing the professional and scientific performance of its graduates, opening their minds to other cultures, worldviews, values and paradigms. Keywords: Indigenous, Higher education, Interculturality, Indigenous communities, Discrimination How to ite this article: Rodríguez-Seeger, C., Sáez-Hueichapan, D., Fuenzalida-Artigas, A., Ñancupil-Quirilao, I., Lienqueo, M.E., Contreras-Painemal, C. & Díaz-Alvarado, F. 2021. Decolonizing the training of engineers and scientists: the case of the Faculty of Physical Sciences and Mathematics at Universidad de Chile. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. 5(1): 87-106. DOI: 10.36615/sotls.v5i1.154. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

scholarly journals "We must remember that before the appearance of Peter Kapitsa, we were the first and only laboratory in the USSR ..."

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Physics Institute ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
The First World War ◽  
University Life ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Mathematical Sciences ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
Senior Students ◽  
First World

Lev Vasilievich Shubnikov was born in 1901 in St. Petersburg. His father, Vasily Vasilievich, worked as an accountant, and his mother, Lyubov Sergeyevna, ran a household. In 1911, Lev Shubnikov was enrolled in one of the best St. Petersburg secondary schools - the Maria Andreevna Lentovskaya gymnasium. He studied diligently, as evidenced by the archival documents of the gymnasium. In the report card for graduation, grade 8, in the column “physics” it says “there is a great interest in the subject”. In 1918, Shubnikov entered the Petrograd University at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics (specialty “Physics”). But he was the only recruiting physics student of this year, and he had to listen to lectures first with those who were a year older, then - a younger course. An illustration of the student life of those years is the memoirs of his classmate Olga Nikolaevna Trapeznikova, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences: “In 1919 I entered the physical department of Petrograd University. I met Lev Vasilievich at the university ... Life was difficult. After the lectures, Lev Vasilievich compiled a list of those present, the lecturer signed, and we all were given a thin piece of bread with jam - we called it tea allowance ... In 1919, the Optical Institute already existed, and D.S. Rozhdestvensky arranged for all senior students ... laboratory assistants. Separate building GOI [State Optical Institute. - Note A.T.] then did not yet have and was housed at the University's Physics Institute. All laboratory assistants received the so-called rations, and this supported them very much. Teachers received the same ration. ” The following historical facts deserve mention: the First World War, revolution, civil war and intervention gave rise to devastation, famine, cold in the country. The following extracts from government documents of that time allow you to clearly describe the then realities.

Practices of generalization in mathematical physics, in biology, and in evolutionary strategies

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Fox Keller
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Biological Evolution ◽  
Mathematical Physics ◽  
Cold Spring Harbor ◽  
Evolutionary Strategies ◽  
Quantitative Biology ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Cold Spring ◽  
The Difference

This article examines the different meanings as well as values associated with the mathematical and the biological sciences in relation to the kinds of generality favored by the practitioners of biological evolution. It first considers the joke of the ‘spherical cow’ told by physicists about experimental biologists, which reflects the difference in epistemological cultures that, in turn, reflects (at least in part) differences between the two fields. It then explores what these differences can tell us about practices of generalization in mathematical physics, in biology, and even in strategies of biological evolution. It also discusses generality in the physical sciences and in the life sciences, focusing on Nicolas Rashevsky’s dispute with the cell biologists that arose at the 1934 meeting of the Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. Finally, it looks at biologists’ lack of interest in universality and universal laws.

scholarly journals Quantitative biology: where modern biology meets physical sciences

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (22) ◽  
pp. 3482-3485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shashank Shekhar ◽  
Lian Zhu ◽  
Linas Mazutis ◽  
Allyson E. Sgro ◽  
Thomas G. Fai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Biology ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Quantitative Biology ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Modern Biology ◽  
Biology Students ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Mathematical Sciences

Quantitative methods and approaches have been playing an increasingly important role in cell biology in recent years. They involve making accurate measurements to test a predefined hypothesis in order to compare experimental data with predictions generated by theoretical models, an approach that has benefited physicists for decades. Building quantitative models in experimental biology not only has led to discoveries of counterintuitive phenomena but has also opened up novel research directions. To make the biological sciences more quantitative, we believe a two-pronged approach needs to be taken. First, graduate training needs to be revamped to ensure biology students are adequately trained in physical and mathematical sciences and vice versa. Second, students of both the biological and the physical sciences need to be provided adequate opportunities for hands-on engagement with the methods and approaches necessary to be able to work at the intersection of the biological and physical sciences. We present the annual Physiology Course organized at the Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, MA) as a case study for a hands-on training program that gives young scientists the opportunity not only to acquire the tools of quantitative biology but also to develop the necessary thought processes that will enable them to bridge the gap between these disciplines.

Thathir Quality Scholarship Program For Students At University level

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-219
Author(s):  
Louay Qais Abdullah ◽  
Duraid Faris Khayoun
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
First Year ◽  
Grant Program ◽  
Scholarship Program ◽  
University Level ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

The study focused basically on measuring the relationship between the material cost of the students benefits program and the benefits which are earned by it, which was distributed on college students in the initial stages (matinee) and to show the extent of the benefits accruing from the grant program compared to the material burdens which matched and the extent of success or failure of the experience and its effect from o scientific and side on the Iraqi student through these tough economic circumstances experienced by the country in general, and also trying to find ways of proposed increase or expansion of distribution in the future in the event of proven economic feasibility from the program. An data has been taking from the data fro the Department of Financial Affairs and the Department of Studies and Planning at the University of Diyala with taking an data representing an actual and minimized pattern and questionnaires to a sample of students from the Department of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Education of the University of Diyala on the level of success and failure of students in the first year of the grant and the year before for the purpose of distribution comparison. The importance of the study to measure the extent of interest earned in comparision whit the material which is expenseon the program of grant (grant of students) to assist the competent authorities to continue or not in the program of student grants for the coming years.

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