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Differentiating e^x and e^f(x) and exponential models

Subtopic 1.3 Exponential functions
Topic 1 · Topic 1: Further differentiation and applications

What this note covers

  1. The limiting rate at the origin
  2. Why the base e is special
  3. Composite exponents and constant multipliers
  4. Growth, decay and limiting behaviour
  5. Products of time and an exponential: surge models
  6. Quotients, saturation and communicating an answer
  7. Estimating exponential parameters from two measurements
  8. Exponential acceleration and recovering a motion model

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes

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