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Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies
Volume 23, 2013 - Issue 5
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Discover for Yourself: An Optimal Control Model in Insect Colonies

Pages 459-466 | Published online: 10 May 2013
 

Abstract

We describe the enlightening path of self-discovery afforded to the teacher of undergraduate mathematics. This is demonstrated as we find and develop background material on an application of optimal control theory to model the evolutionary strategy of an insect colony to produce the maximum number of queen or reproducer insects in the colony at the end of a season.

Notes

1Note that the students are expected to make use of technology, in our case Mathematica, and have ample practice in its application to problems in our course.

This article is part of the following collections:
Curated Collection: Modeling and Applications - Part 3

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