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Adrianne L. Jenner; Pamela M. Burrage – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
Mathematics provides us with tools to capture and explain phenomena in everyday biology, even at the nanoscale. The most regularly applied technique to biology is differential equations. In this article, we seek to present how differential equation models of biological phenomena, particularly the flow through ion channels, can be used to motivate…
Descriptors: Cytology, Mathematical Models, Prediction, Equations (Mathematics)
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Yeshurun, Shraga – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1980
The cognitive method, an algorithmic method for transforming verbal word problems into equations, equation systems, inequalities, etc., is presented and discussed. The psychological and mathematical aspects of the cognitive method are also reviewed. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Educational Psychology, Learning Theories