Curated OER
Making Money and Spreading the Flu!
Paper folding, flu spreading in a school, bacteria growth, and continuously compounded interest all provide excellent models to study exponential functions. This is a comprehensive resource that looks at many different aspects of...
Flipped Math
Calculus AB/BC - Exponential Models with Differential Equations
Exponential models come with a shortcut. Pupils watch an example of how to determine if a differential equation is an exponential model. Learners realize the solution is in the same formula, allowing for a quick way to determine the...
Flipped Math
Linear vs. Exponential
Linear or exponential?. Learners watch an informative video comparing situations that may be modeled by either a linear or exponential relationship. Pupils determine the type of relationship and then create a function that models the...
Flipped Math
Exponential Decay
The values keep getting smaller—quickly! Pupils watch a video that contrasts exponential decay with exponential growth from the first lesson in the unit. Learners identify exponential functions that are decaying and create graphs of...
Cornell University
Bacteria Take Over and Down
Bacteria outnumber all other forms of life on Earth. Scholars observe the growth of bacteria in petri dishes to understand their role in maintaining good health. Then, they observe the growth of bacteria after they introduce...
Curated OER
Growth and Decay
In this algebra learning exercise, learners investigate growth and decay. They analyze the population of Winchester, Virginia to see what year had the most or least growth or decay. There are 4 word problems.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Algebra 1: Semester Ii: Exponentials
A learning module through which students learn about exponentials including exponential functions, growth and decay, and geometric sequences.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Estudio Del Crecimiento De Una Funcion
Learn with these interactive exercises the concepts of growth and decay of a function and analyze the concepts with elementary functions.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Growth and Decay
Practice problems that each illustrate a different use of the Law of Exponential Change. Examples and explanations are provided. Great review for the AP Calculus test!
Department of Defense
Do Dea: The Law of Exponential Change
If you are a budding environmental scientist, archeologist. physical scientist, or bacteriologist, then this is the site is for you. You will be looking at the differential equation of proportional change and how it is related to the...