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Material:
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DNALC: Biology Animation Library
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| Submitted by: |
Scott Cooper on Sep 29, 2009 |
| Date Last Modified: |
Sep 29, 2009 |
| Title: |
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| Description: |
This module introduces the math behind quantitative PCR reactions and follows a module on PCR. The PCR reaction is best described as an exponential growth function. |
| Type of Task: |
Individual,
Student-centered,
Unsupervised
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| Time Required |
20 min |
| Topics: |
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| Course: |
Molecular Biology |
| Audience: |
College Upper Division,
Graduate School
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| Prerequisites Skills: |
PCR |
| Learning Objectives: |
The goal of this module is to introduce the basic mathematics that describes exponential growth. Students should become familiar with using spread sheets to calculate rate of growth. |
| Text of Learning Exercise: |
This activity includes two files. A powerpoint tutorial on how to create a spreadsheet that models the quantitative PCR reaction. Also an excel spreadsheet containing the final graphs. |
| Additional Information URL: |
http://serc.carleton.edu/dev/introgeo/mathstatmodels/examples/34500.html |
| Assessment: |
Pre and post-assessment tools are embedded in the powerpoint file. |
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