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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: Growing, Growing, Graphing!

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students explore the growth population of China and use graphs and equations to display data.
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Handout
Oregon State University

Calculus Quest: Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This CalculusQuest site provides a basic introduction to exponential functions, covering the laws of exponents and exponential growth and decay. At the bottom of the page are links to exponential equations, exercises, and the...
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Graphic
Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to exponential functions, concentrating on models of exponential growth and decay.
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Activity
Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A wonderful study tutorial explaining logarithmic functions. Learn how to solve simple logarithmic functions. Includes many graphs and examples.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope Egg Math: Embryo Calculus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interesting and interactive site offers information and activities on exponential functions, tangents and slopes, and "The number e."
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Activity
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: One Grain of Rice Mathematical Project

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the mathematical tale about Raja, one grain of rice, and how quickly it grows. It includes a mathematical project using a spreadsheet to examine exponential growth and a calculus-based extension that explores area under a curve.
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Handout
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Exponential Functions and Their Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The site explains exponential functions and characteristics of their graphs.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What Is the Number "E"?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students explore the fundamental theorem of calculus. They apply this theorem to understand the number "e" - the base of the natural logarithm. They also use integration and natural logarithmic function to solve a...
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Wrapping It All Up

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students recognize the effects of changes in parameters on the graphs of linear, quadratic, and exponential functions.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Linear and Quadratic Approximations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students explore the linear and quadratic approximations of a logarithmic function and find properties the functions have in common.
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Activity
University of California

University of California: Integrals and the Natural Log

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains the natural log and its integral. Includes examples.
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Website
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Calculus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson has links to the various topics dealing with calculus. The student just needs to find the topic then click to go to it.
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Unit Plan
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Funcion Exponencial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. This interactive unit covers the definition and basic properties and graphs of exponential functions.
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Interactive
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Exponenciales Y Logaritmicas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity you will learn how to differentiate and solve logarithmic equations and observe the relationship between logarithmic and exponential equations.
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Graphing Exponential Functions: Intro

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An in-depth lesson which teaches you how to graph exponential equations. Examples are worked through step by step and explained in detail for different exponential equations.
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Activity
Other

Distance Math: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has explanations of the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. The site has several examples
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Activity
Other

2 D Curves

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of almost 700 mathematical curves. It contains a good deal of information about logarithms as well as exponential functions.
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Unit Plan
Other

Arlington Public Schools: Graphing Exponential Functions [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students are given examples of graphing exponential functions as well as the difference between exponential growth versus exponential decay graphs.
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Website
Other

Increasing, Decreasing, Maximum and Minimum Functions

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This site provides a portion of a textbook that explores increasing and decreasing functions. Students are provided examples and then have practice problems they can attempt to master the concept.
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Graphic
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Exponential Graph

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Minnesota offers an animated calculus site showing how the graph changes as the base changes.
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Website
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Increasing and Decreasing Functions

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
This website explores different types of functions such as increasing, decreasing, constant and one-to-one. Students are provided with example problems as well as vocabulary.
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Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Pre Calculus: Basic Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the graphs of the major mathematical functions. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out to...
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Unit Plan
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Topics in Precalculus: Logarithmic and Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clearly and thoroughly explains the graphs of logarithmic and exponential functions. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this site out to students who have...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Exponential Review

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the University of Illinois shows several basic graphs, gives properties of exponential functions, and has practice problems at the end of the site.