SIMIODE

We describe a modeling activity for students in  which modeling with difference and differential equations is appropriate. We have used this model in our coursework for years and have found that it enlightens students as to the model building process and parameter estimation for a  linear, first-order, non-homogeneous, ordinary differential equation. The activity also provides a lesson in ``knowing what to do when you do not know what to do."

SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION  We have placed in Supporting Docs both Student and Teacher Version (LaTeX and PDF Versions) with a Spanish LaTeX Class file, SIMIODE-SPANISH.cls. Names will be x-y-S-Title-StudentVersion-Spanish and x-y--T-Title-TeacherVersion-Spanish.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Brian Winkel (2015), "1-005-S-OilSlick," https://www.simiode.org/resources/196.

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1. analysis
2. data
3. develop
4. difference
5. differential
6. Excel
7. incomplete
8. Integrating Factor
9. linear
10. Mathematica
11. medium
12. modeling
13. non-homogeneous
14. oil slick
15. Open-ended
16. parameter
17. physics
18. problem
19. separable
20. Spanish
21. spread