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Web Links
Chapter 7: Rates of Change in Exponential and Logarithmic Function Models
Chapter Problem |
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BREEDING
LIKE RABBITS
A Web site that explores how the introduction of the rabbit into Australia
affected the ecological balance of the country. |
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ENVIORNMENTAL
DAMAGE CAUSED BY RABBITS
A Web site that examines the ecological damage the rabbit has caused
in Australia. |
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PASTEUR
IN AUSTRALIA
An interesting look at the role Louis Pasteur played in the attempted
eradication of rabbits from Australia in the 1800s. |
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Chapter Challenge 1 |
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KILAUEA
VOLCANO
A Web site that looks at the available eruption information pertaining
to one of the most active volcanoes on earth. |
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HAWAIIAN
VOLCANO OBSERVETORY
A Web site that provides up to date information of eruptions and lava
flow of the Kilauea volcano. |
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Chapter Challenge 2 |
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INFLATION
CALCULATOR
An online calculator provided by the Bank of Canada that allows you
to compare the cost of goods and services from as early as 1914 to
any year up to the present. |
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7.1 Introducing a Special
Number, e |
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SOLVING
EXPONENTIAL EQUATIONS INVOLVING e
An interactive online tutorial (with audio) that demonstrates how
to solve exponential equations that involve e. |
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A
LOOK AT THE NUMBER e
An applet that allows you to investigate the behaviour of the function
as x à¥. |
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THE
NUMBER e QUIZ
An online quiz that can be used to test your understanding of the
number e and its uses. |
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7.2 The Derivative of y
= ex |
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THE
DERIVATIVE OF y = ex
An applet that allows you to investigate the value of a in the function
y = ax that produces a tangent line with a slope of 1 at (0, 1). |
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DERIVATIVE
OF THE EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION
An online tutorial that provides examples of differentiating exponential
functions. |
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THE
EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION y = ex
An online tutorial that examines the characteristics of y = ex and
provides some examples of differentiating exponential functions. |
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7.5 Sketching Graphs of
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions |
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FUNCTION
PLOTTER
An online applet that enables you to graph a function and check the
accuracy of the graph you created by hand. |
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