Exponential Functions
This Unit’s Key Question: How can you become a millionaire?
Day 1: Exponential Growth & Decay
Lesson Key Question: Is stardom the best way to become a millionaire?
Content: Exponential Functions | Exponential Growth | Exponential Decay
Day 2: Percent Rates
Lesson Key Question: To become a millionaire, should you go to college?
Content: Percent Growth | Principal | Interest
Day 3: Compound Interest
Lesson Key Question: To become a millionaire, should you invest in stocks?
Content: Compound Interest Formula | Rates of Compounding
Day 4: Natural Exponential Functions
Lesson Key Question: How do millionaires invest, while minimizing their risk?
Content: Continuous Compounding | Euler’s Number (e) | Natural Exponential Function
Day 5: Transformations
Lesson Key Question: How old will you be when you become a millionaire?
Content: Transforming Exponential Functions | Stretches, Translations, Reflections