Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 3.11 Modeling With Exponential Decay and Log Functions

I just bought that car, how can its value decrease already? Individuals use the data of a depreciating car value to create an exponential decay model. They then compare exponential decay and growth equations.

This lesson explores the process for modeling real world scenarios involving growth by writing and solving exponential growth functions.

This section introduces the transcendental number e which is a special number that is considered a natural base. In addition to exploring how to simplify and solve equations with e, this section also investigates how it can be used to...

This lesson will explore how real life examples of periodic behavior can be modeled with Trigonometric Functions.

This section addresses how to solve different types of logarithmic equations. It explores how to condense expanded equations and how to convert logarithmic equations into exponential ones.

This section explores logarithms as operations that are the inverse of exponents. It investigates the process for "undoing" or "eliminating" variable exponents when solving exponential equations.

This section explores the properties of logs. More specifically, it investigates how to apply these properties to simplify and expand logarithmic expressions, and to convert between expressions in logarithmic and exponential forms.

This section explores the many ways that logarithmic functions can be transformed, and how those transformations cause their graphs to be translated in different ways.

There are a variety of methods that can be used to divide polynomials. This section will explore the process of using a couple of these methods, as well as when to use one versus another and why.

How can you model exponential decay? Explore different situations involving exponential decay functions and decreasing linear functions by performing activities with MandM candy, popcorn kernels, and number cubes.