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

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6-4.5 Newton’s Law of Cooling

Another well-known differential equation is from Newton, and it tells us how the temperature of a substance will change given a constant ambient temperature. Just the thing for those of you who want to know when those brownies will be cool enough to eat!

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Next click the menu item under Section titled Resistance Proportional to Velocity to start 6-4.6 Resistance Proportional to Velocity.