Department of Defense
Do Dea: Compound Interest
The compound interest formula that banks use when the interest is compounded continually is an exponential function. Review the regular formula for compound interest on this site. Great review for the AP Calculus test!
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Calculus: Radioactivity and Half Life [Pdf]
Apply the Law of Exponential Change to solve a "real-world" science problem. Formulas and examples are provided. Great review for the AP Calculus test!
Cool Math
Coolmath: Annuities
Use this algebra lesson to find out how annuities work and where the formula comes from.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Continuous Compounding
Check out this example of a continuous compounding formula.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
In this activity, students will investigate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log, and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a...