Texas Instruments TI-82 User Manual - Page 210

Predator-Prey Model

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Predator-Prey Model Use sequence graphing on the TI.82 to explore the well-known predator-prey model in biology. Determine the numbers of rabbits and wolves that maintain population equilibrium in a certain region. Problem R = Number of rabbits. M = Growth rate of rabbits if there are no wolves. K = Rate at which wolves can kill rabbits. W = Number of wolves. G = Growth rate of wolves if there are rabbits. D = Death rate of wolves if there are no rabbits. Rn = RnN1 (1 + M - K WnN1) Wn = WnN1 (1 + G RnN1 - D) Procedure 1. Press z. Select Seq and the defaults. Press p ~. Select Time FORMAT and the defaults. Press y [STAT PLOT] and turn off all stat plots. 2. Press o. Enter functions to describe the number of rabbits (Un) and the number of wolves (Vn) for M = .05, K = .001, G = .0002, D = .03. (Vn1 and Un-1 are 2nd operations on the keyboard.) Un=Un-1(1+.05N.001Vn-1) Vn=Vn-1(1+.0002Un-1N.03) 3. Press p and set the initial population of rabbits (200) and wolves (50), the number of time periods to plot (400), and the size of the viewing WINDOW. UnStart = 200 VnStart = 50 nStart = 0 nMin = 0 nMax = 400 Xmin = 0 Xmax = 400 Xscl = 100 Ymin = 0 Ymax = 300 Yscl = 100 4. Press r to plot and explore the number of rabbits (Un) and wolves (Vn) over time (n). Determine the maximum and minimum number of each. 14-16 Applications

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14-16
Applications
Predator-Prey Model
Use sequence graphing on the TI
.
82 to explore the well-known predator-prey
model in biology. Determine the numbers of rabbits and wolves that maintain
population equilibrium in a certain region.
Problem
R
=
Number of rabbits.
M
=
Growth rate of rabbits if there are no wolves.
K
=
Rate at which wolves can kill rabbits.
W
=
Number of wolves.
G
=
Growth rate of wolves if there are rabbits.
D
=
Death rate of wolves if there are no rabbits.
R
n
=
R
n
N
1
(1 + M – K W
n
N
1
)
W
n
=
W
n
N
1
(1 + G R
n
N
1
– D)
Procedure
1.
Press
z
. Select
Seq
and the defaults. Press
p
~
. Select
Time
FORMAT
and the defaults. Press
y
[
STAT PLOT
] and turn off all stat
plots.
2.
Press
o
. Enter functions to describe the number of rabbits (
U
n
) and
the number of wolves (
V
n
) for
M = .05
,
K = .001
,
G = .0002
,
D = .03
. (
V
n
-
1
and
U
n
-
1
are
2nd
operations on the keyboard.)
U
n
=U
n
-
1
(1+.05
N
.001V
n
-
1
)
V
n
=V
n
-
1
(1+.0002U
n
-
1
N
.03)
3.
Press
p
and set the initial population of rabbits (
200
) and wolves
(
50
), the number of time periods to plot (
400
), and the size of the
viewing
WINDOW
.
U
n
Start = 200
Xmin = 0
Ymin = 0
V
n
Start = 50
Xmax = 400
Ymax = 300
n
Start = 0
Xscl = 100
Yscl = 100
n
Min = 0
n
Max = 400
4.
Press
r
to plot and explore the number of rabbits (
U
n
) and wolves
(
V
n
) over time (
n
). Determine the maximum and minimum number of
each.