BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Calculating Exponential Growth
Disease is a breakdown in structures or functions of an organism. Some diseases are the result of damage by infection by other organisms. In this lesson students read an essay, "It's All in the Numbers," about the rapid spread of HIV...
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
University of Saskatchewan: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
The University of Saskatchewan's Department of Mathematics and Statistics provides high school students with online tutorials and exercises on what they deem some of the most important topics in exponential and logarithmic functions....
University of Guelph
University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: Exponential Growth and Decay
Good site explaining exponential growth and decay, with questions for students to test themselves.
Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy: Population Management
In this lesson plan, students learn about the necessity of managing the herd size and grazing rights of the cattle in East Africa. [6.01]
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Compound Interest
Explains, with examples, what compound interest is and how to calculate it using a formula. Also shows how to work backwards to calculate the present value of an investment, how compound interest is calculated for different compounding...
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Applications
Provides examples of applications of exponential functions involving compound interest and exponential growth and decay, and an example of an application of a logarithm involving earthquake intensity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Limiting Factors to Population Growth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize limiting factors to the population growth and understand how the factors influence the growth in poplution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Population Growth Patterns
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Check out the patterns of population growth and recognize the exponential and logistic growth similarities and differences.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Exponential Functions
In this lesson, discover the meaning of exponential functions, rules, and graphs along with some solved examples and a few practice questions to test your understanding.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Chess Wager
Harry and his friend make a wager on a game of chess and discuss the concept of exponential growth in this short Cyberchase video. [3:26]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Lily Pad Escape
In this video from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad uses a magic lily pad to escape from a desert island.
Oregon State University
Calculus Quest: Exponential Functions
This CalculusQuest site provides a basic introduction to exponential functions, covering the laws of exponents and exponential growth and decay. At the bottom of the page are links to exponential equations, exercises, and the...
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Exponential Functions
An introduction to exponential functions, concentrating on models of exponential growth and decay.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope Egg Math: Embryo Calculus
This interesting and interactive site offers information and activities on exponential functions, tangents and slopes, and "The number e."
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: One Grain of Rice Mathematical Project
This is the mathematical tale about Raja, one grain of rice, and how quickly it grows. It includes a mathematical project using a spreadsheet to examine exponential growth and a calculus-based extension that explores area under a curve.
Richland Community College
Richland Community College: Exponential Functions and Their Graphs
The site explains exponential functions and characteristics of their graphs.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Pile It On
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson focuses on the age-old problem of whether to accept a large sum of money, or to accept a proposition in which a chessboard is filled with grain (each square getting double the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: What Is the Number "E"?
In this activity, students explore the fundamental theorem of calculus. They apply this theorem to understand the number "e" - the base of the natural logarithm. They also use integration and natural logarithmic function to solve a...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exponential Functions: Growth and Decay
Students can use exponential functions to study growth and decay. Students will solve word problems ranging from population to interest rates.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exponential Growth Experiment
Students will work in pairs and will conduct a growth experiment. They will record their answers for 7 to 10 trials. They will make a scatterplot of their data and share their graphs with the class.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned
Middle schoolers investigate exponential growth in powers of 2 and discover patterns in their sums.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: That's Interesting!
In this activity, students compare simple and compound interest in graph form. By doing this students will gain insight into interest and interest formulas, exponential and linear growth, and real world investment strategies.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Exponential Modeling
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to exponential equations, their graphs, and their application in the real world. The lesson is framed in the context of the number of cell phone users for a...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Exponential Growth and Decay : M&m's Activity
In this activity, students use the TI InterActive! to model exponential growth and decay.