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Spayd, Kimberly; Puckett, James – PRIMUS, 2016
This article describes our modeling approach to teaching the one-dimensional heat (diffusion) equation in a one-semester undergraduate partial differential equations course. We constructed the apparatus for a demonstration of heat diffusion through a long, thin metal rod with prescribed temperatures at each end. The students observed the physical…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Equations (Mathematics), Heat, Teaching Methods
Rash, Agnes M.; Zurbach, E. Peter – PRIMUS, 2004
The intention of this article is to present a year-long interdisciplinary course, Mathematical Models in Chemistry. The course is comprised of eleven units, each of which has both a mathematical and a chemical component. A syllabus of the course is given and the format of the class is explained. The interaction of the professors and the content is…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Chemistry, College Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Approach