http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:33 PDT Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:33 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80449 Box Dimension is a Java-applet based page that allows students to compute box-counting dimensions for a variety of curves, from lines to classic fractals to real coastlines. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79954 The Aid Game is about giving charitable aid to developing countries. These countries may suffer the dual challenges of high mortality from hunger and disease, and even higher birthrates, leading to ever greater demands on their natural resources, and more hunger, in a vicious cycle. In the Aid Game, you explore alternative aid packages, to see which kinds of aid work best, and why http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90816 Competition explores Lotka-Volterra Competition models, using twin plots, one displaying isoclines, and the other a time series. Trajectories can be added to the isoclines with a mouse click. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90810 Exploitation Ecosystems is an introduction to classical theory on 3-trophic level food chains, across a gradient of plant carrying capacities, with two models controlling carnivore deathrate. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=80455 Iterated Function Systems is a Java applet that allows the user to work with IFS in either a completely graphical setting, or by explicitly entering the parameters that define the IFS. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79962 A pattern block editor, allowing students to create pictures with the standard block shapes. Can color the shapes, background, save to a gallery for sharing, and email your creations. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79956 Explores social and environmental tradeoffs in the farming civilization of ancient Subir (closely related to ancient Sumer). Used in teaching Human Creation and Destruction of Environments. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90806 This lab introduces three basic concepts of population dynamics: exponential population growth, density independent population growth and density dependent population growth. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79965 Diversity Metrics explores species diversity measures. Includes the species-area curve and the Shannon-Weaver index. Used in teaching Conservation Biology. Also available in a Java 1.1 version at http://www.cbc.yale.edu/courseware/diversity.html . http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79958 Population pyramids. Allows students to shift and change demographic rates, to better understand human population projections. Used in teaching Environmental Science and Conservation Biology. A Java 1.2 version is available at http://www.cbc.yale.edu/courseware/swingdemographics.html