• max-min problems
• curve sketching
• related rates
• velocity and acceleration
• exponential growth and decay
• marginal profit
• other

Simple applications of the derivative: exponential growth and decay

	Radioactive decay in Earth Science determines approximate age of rocks © Dorothy Wallace
	Population growth introduction
	Population growth problem
	A discrete version of population growth © Dan Sloughter 2000
	The chafing dish: a true story but sorry © Dorothy Wallace
	The growth (conjectured) of weeds © Dorothy Wallace
	A discrete version of non-linear growth © Dan Sloughter 2000