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Differentiating e^x and e^f(x) and exponential models
Subtopic 1.3 Exponential functions
What this note covers
- The limiting rate at the origin
- Why the base e is special
- Composite exponents and constant multipliers
- Growth, decay and limiting behaviour
- Products of time and an exponential: surge models
- Quotients, saturation and communicating an answer
- Estimating exponential parameters from two measurements
- Exponential acceleration and recovering a motion model
8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes
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