Handouts for Zoo 535, Ecosystem Analysis,
Spring 2006 Computer Lab

Exercise description (rtf)

Math Fact Sheet (pdf)

Computer Solution of Differential Equations (pdf)

Week 1 zip files

Exercise description (rtf)

Bayes Introduction (pdf)

Matrix Fact Sheet (pdf)

Stats Fact Sheet (pdf)

Gamma Distribution (pdf)

Week 2 zip files

Exercise description (rtf)

Bayesian-Budget (pdf)

Budget Worksheet (rtf)

Week 3 zip files

Exercise description (rtf)

Lognormal Distribution (pdf)

Notes on comparing models (pdf)

Week 4 zip files

Exercise description (rtf)

Donor control handout (pdf)

Models for Ecological Time Series handout (pdf)

Contaminant Model as a Difference Equation (graphic)

Contaminant Flow Model (graphic)

Explanation of Contaninat1.R (pdf)

Explanation of Wingra0 inline.R (pdf)

10 Steps to build a model (rtf)

Multiple differential equations in R (rtf)

Week 5 &6 zip files

Exercise description (rtf)

Training Module Assignment (rtf)

Pastor figures (pdf)

Non-linear Taxonomy (pdf)

Week 7 zip files

Exercise Description (rtf)

Week 8 zip files

Week 9

Exercise Description (pdf)

Stochastic Simulation (pdf)

Individual Based Models (pdf)

Kinetics of Functional Response (pdf)

Week 10 zip files

Generic Paper Outline (rtf)

Presentation Plan (rtf)

Exercise Description (rtf)

Theory Choice (pdf)

Model of Collective Problem Solving (pdf)

Week 13 zip files