Wildlife 552: Ecological Modeling

Spring 2018, University of Idaho, Section 01, CRN 67021

Schedule



Jan 10
Course intro

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Jan 15
UI closed

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UI closed

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Spring break!

Mar 19
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Mar 26
no class

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Mar 30
no class

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Apr 30
term paper due

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project presentations occur during the final exam period: Tuesday, May 8, 10:00AM-noon.


Instructor: Brian Dennis
Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences

and Department of Statistical Science
316 Phinney, 5-7423, brian@uidaho.edu

Reprints of publications available

Office hours: 1:30-2:30PM Mon, Tues,

                                             Wed, Thurs

Meeting times & places:
MWF 11:30AM-12:20PM College of ED 442

Textbook:
The R Student Companion, CRC Press

 

Grading:
  frequent take-home exercises

  project paper, due Apr 30

  project presentation, May 8

 

Learning outcomes:

Students successfully completing this course will

be able to use deterministic mathematical models

(differential and difference equations) to help formulate

research questions in quantitative ecology and natural

resource management.

 
Modeling links