Web Resources
This is a lab that uses an applet that models population
growth of bacteria.
http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/javalabs/java12/SciNot/LinVsExp/student.html
Interesting
Facts about Population Growth Mathematical Models
http://www.arcytech.org/java/population/facts_math.html
This is a good introduction to the background of the
question.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/population.html
Here is one of many sites about a few of the many issues around population
growth.
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec16/b65lec16.htm
Others:
http://episte.math.ntu.edu.tw/applications/ap_population/
http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/PopEcol/popecol.html#mark5
http://www.econlib.org/library/Malthus/malPlong.html
http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/PopEcol/lec5/explog.html
http://www.co.rug.nl/~Maddison/China.html
http://www.stats.gov.cn/index.htm
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Key_Indicators/2002/default.asp
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/pr2.pdf
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
http://www.unpan.org/asia-statistical%20database.asp
http://www.cpirc.org.cn/popforum.html
http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Asia/chinac.htm
Supplies
1 laptop or desktop or handheld computer with internet
access for every 4 students
Journals/notebooks for each student to keep everything in
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