The class began with the instructor discussing (Computational Science) Education versus
Computational (Science Education). The students discussed why modeling was necessary and how
modeling is used from the spread of diseases to the balance of nature. Students explored the
Fire applet and Wolves and Rabbits applet in Interactivate. Students discussed probability and
what happens to the number of trees as you increase the probability. For the rabbits and
wolves applet, the students explored what happens when the number of wolves increase and when
the number of rabbits decrease and vice versa. The students then tried to find a balance for
the rabbits and wolves.