EXPONENTIAL & LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS

• Real Exponents
• Exponential Functions  
• Exponential and Logarithmic Functions -- scroll down to see the summary
• Good discussion and visualization -- use your calculator
• Visualizing expansion by powers of ten
• Graphs of Exponential Functions
• Graph an exponential of your choosing
• Exponential applet
• Graphing exponential function applet
• Graphing transformations of exponential functions
  
• Growth & Decay Problems
• Mathematics of Finance
• Compound Interest Problem
• The Rich Get Rich Salary Problem
• Eliminating Medicine from the Body -- interactive
• The Number e  
  
• Logarithmic Functions
• Discussion and visualization of logarithmic functions
• Graphs of exponentials & logarithms
• Transformations of graphs of exponentials & logarithms (interactive Java applet)
  
• Logarithm applet
• Properties of Logarithms, Change of Base Formula
• Introduction to laws of logarithms
• Using and deriving algebraic properties of logarithms
• Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
• Logarithms and solving equations
• Common Logarithms 
  
• Natural Logarithms
• Real World Data with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
  
• Logarithms and Modeling -- problems on exponential growth/decay
• Newton's Law of Cooling
• Fitting Functions to Data
• Logistics Equations
• Discussion of logistic model
• Summaries and Review Problems, Harder Problems
• Good problems on exponents and exponential functions

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