Test students' ability to apply the Monod model to derive mu_max and Ks, biomass yield (Y), and specific substrate-uptake rates from batch-culture time-series (biomass X(t), substrate S(t)). Tasks include calculating instantaneous specific growth rates from ln(X) slopes, fitting Monod relationships using linearizations and non-linear regression, performing mass balances to compute substrate consumption and yield, addressing maintenance, lag phase and potential substrate inhibition, assessing goodness-of-fit and parameter uncertainty, and interpreting results and model assumptions for experimental design.