Welcome to the Exponential Home Page

Water droplet ripples
Exponential function 
	animation

This page was created to help you learn about exponential functions. Here you can find a good description about exponential functions, the components of the typical equation, and something that all teachers should point out to you: real life applications. Also, you can find sample problems dealing with exponential growth (like population growth and compound interest) and exponential decay (like Newton's Law of Cooling and half-lifes). The animation on the right shows natural water ripples decay at an exponential rate.

Sources for this page:

Rose-Hulman Home Page     Rose-Hulman Foundation Coalition Page