MAT129 Fall 2025 Notes
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Growth and Decay Applications. Text 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, PG. 537

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Compounding - Growing Discretely, WHY THE FORMULA P(t) = P0(1 + r/n)nt
Compound interest computation, APR, compound (discrete) vs. exponential (continuous) interest, linear vs exponential function, ... exp.xlsx

"Solve" for e

    Input a values for b which you think makes the area under the curve equal to 1.   Click.   Repeat as needed until the area is 1.   b=    

    In order for the integration to work nicely, a base for the log function must be chosen. There is a number to serve as a base. The ideal base is the number that makes the area drawn at the left in red equal to 1. This program permits one to guess at that number, e. The number e is the base of the natural log, ln(x), loge(x).

 The Logistic Curve - Checked Growth

The "Bell Curve" --
Probability Distribution of a Normal Curve
  Radioactive Decay

Continuous Bacterial Growth