mat 125 – applied calculus 5.6 - exponential functions as mathematical models

MAT 125 – Applied Calculus5.6 - Exponential Functions as Mathematical Models

5.6 - Exponential Functions as Mathematical Models

2 Today’s Class We will be learning the following concepts today:

Exponential Growth

Exponential Decay

Learning Curves

Logistic Growth Functions

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5.6 - Exponential Functions as Mathematical Models

3 Example 1

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4 Example 2

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5 Example 3

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6 Example 4

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7 Example 5

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5.6 - Exponential Functions as Mathematical Models

8 Example 6

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5.6 - Exponential Functions as Mathematical Models

9 Next Class We will discuss the following concepts:

Antiderivatives

The Indefinite Integral

Basic Integration Rules

Differential Equations

Initial-Value Problems

Please read through Section 6.1 – Antiderivatives and the Rules of Integration in your text book before next class.

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