Leap Into Exponential Functions

How do you make a penny grow to $5,000 in just 15 days? Use the examples in this lesson plan to explore the concept of exponential growth and its comparison to linear models. Pupils come to understand that exponential growth eventually...

What is that fraction doing as an exponent? Fun math games prompt learners to practice evaluating radical expressions and expressions containing rational exponents, both in groups and individually.

Class members have the opportunity to quickly change the variables of an exponential graphs through the use of sliders on Desmos. Four graphs are given and young mathematicians, through the use of the graphing app, can discover which...

So many rules and so little time. Make it easy and provide all the exponent and radical rules in one place as an easy reference guide. All of the properties come with several examples to show how the rules apply to different problems. 

An algebraic expression and a given value for the variable. Use the substitution property of equality to plug in the given value and solve the expression. Be careful and use the order of operations correctly because there is an exponent...

Set up a table to keep track of your values as you evaluate an exponential function. Select some values for the table to plug in to the given exponential expression. Then evaluate the expression. Do you see a pattern?

Exponents are number 34897 to the power of 0! The short video explains what a power function is. It also demonstrates how to identify the n portion in a standard, fraction, and square root example.

Expand your knowledge on exponential growth! A concept video features the definition of an exponential function. Eight problem videos cover graphing exponential functions, identifying exponential growth and decay, and applying...

Discover the pattern of exponents through an interactive lesson. Young mathematicians manipulate sliders and watch the result as they change the base or exponents in an expression. The tutorial shows them the simplified expression and...

Section 9 of the 12 linked Saxon Math sections introduces the young algebrist to graphing periodic functions, creating graphs from quadratic roots, working with inequalities, and rational equations. Common among all the lessons is the...