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. 2014 Nov 5;25(22):3478–3481. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E14-06-1045

TABLE 1:

Web and journal resources for teaching quantitative biology.

Resource Description URL
BioMathLab “Discovery-based” laboratory exercises that integrate biology and mathematics www.indiana.edu/∼oso/lessons/BioMath/BioMathLab.html
BioQUEST The BioQUEST library contains more than 40 modules, many of which have quantitative components. http://bioquest.org
The BioQUEST ESTEEM project features math–bio modules that utilize Excel spreadsheets. http://bioquest.org/esteem
General Biology Modules University of Tennessee–Knoxville's list of modules aimed at promoting quantitative literacy in the life sciences www.tiem.utk.edu/∼gross/bioed/modulelist.html
MathBench Biology Modules Online learning modules, primarily designed for introductory biology http://mathbench.umd.edu
Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena Vol. 6, iss. 11 (2011) is a special issue on biomathematics education, featuring a number of math–bio activities to implement http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=MNP&volumeId=6&issueId=06&iid=8400206
National Numeracy Network A professional organization with a page highlighting educator resources, including teaching activities http://serc.carleton.edu/nnn/teaching/index.html
PRIMUS Vol. 20, iss. 2 (2010) is a special issue that contains descriptions of math–bio activities. www.tandfonline.com/toc/upri20/20/2#.U8QH1o1dUs0
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College A collection of teaching resources, including a quantitative thinking section; contains more than 450 biology activities http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html