How Long to Read Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution

How Long Does it Take to Read Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 29 minutes to read Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution by Therese Marie Donovan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The exercises in this unique book allow students to use spreadsheet programs such as Microsoftr Excel to create working population models. The book contains basic spreadsheet exercises that explicate the concepts of statistical distributions, hypothesis testing and power, sampling techniques, and Leslie matrices. It contains exercises for modeling such crucial factors as population growth, life histories, reproductive success, demographic stochasticity, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, metapopulation dynamics, predator-prey interactions (Lotka-Volterra models), and many others. Building models using these exercises gives students "hands-on" information about what parameters are important in each model, how different parameters relate to each other, and how changing the parameters affects outcomes. The "mystery" of the mathematics dissolves as the spreadsheets produce tangible graphic results. Each exercise grew from hands-on use in the authors' classrooms. Each begins with a list of objectives, background information that includes standard mathematical formulae, and annotated step-by-step instructions for using this information to create a working model. Students then examine how changing the parameters affects model outcomes and, through a set of guided questions, are challenged to develop their models further. In the process, they become proficient with many of the functions available on spreadsheet programs and learn to write and use complex but useful macros. Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution can be used independently as the basis of a course in quantitative ecology and its applications or as an invaluable supplement to undergraduate textbooks in ecology, population biology, evolution, and population genetics.

How long is Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution?

Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution by Therese Marie Donovan is 556 pages long, and a total of 142,336 words.

This makes it 188% the length of the average book. It also has 174% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 57 minutes to read Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution aloud.

What Reading Level is Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution?

Spreadsheet Exercises in Ecology and Evolution is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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