Exponential growth refers to a process where a quantity increases at a consistent rate over time, relative to its current value. In simpler terms, imagine you have $100 that grows at a rate of 10% per ...
Suppose you saw in the news that there was a new disease, and one person was hospitalized with it. There had been no hospitalizations before today—and yet, there had been 12,800 positive tests today ...
Mathematician Eugenia Cheng explores the uses of math beyond the classroom. Read more columns here. In the era of Covid-19, exponentials have been in the public eye more than usual, since they are at ...