module 6: Lesson 6-4: Exponential Growth and Decay

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Video: Differential Equation Model

Go full screen illustrationNow that you have gotten an introduction to growth and decay, watch this video.  Just watch the concept and problem #1. To see the video in the full screen view, click the icon at the bottom of the video player (see image for illustration).

To get your points for this video, anwser the following questions:

  1. Why did we use t = 0 when there were 150 Tribbles on the space station?
  2. When the teacher wrote the final population function for the Tribbles, why would I have taken one point off his work?
  3. Using that population function, tell me how many Tribbles would be on the space station after 20 days? How do you think the astronauts are feeling now?

If you would like to visit Brightstorm to see the video and read the transcript, please click the link below. It will open in a new window browser. It will open in a new window browser. http://www.brightstorm.com/math/calculus/antiderivatives-and-differential-equations/the-differential-equation-model-for-exponential-growth

Please click the menu item under Section titled Differential Equations - Separation of Variables to begin the next lesson.

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Description: Differential Equation Model
Source: http://www.brightstorm.com/math/calculus/antiderivatives-and-differential-equations/the-differential-equation-model-for-exponential-growth