Exponential Models and Applications (VCE SSCE Mathematical Methods): Flashcards

$A = A_0b^t$

Exponential growth

Exponential decay

$N = N_0 2^{\frac{t}{T_D}}$

Generation time (time for one cell to divide into two)

$A = A_0 2^{-kt}$

Time required for half of the radioactive material to decay

Real number $\ell$ that $f(x)$ approaches as $x \to \infty$

$t = \frac{1}{k}$

Find best-fitting exponential model for data