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Unit 7: Differential Equations

Exponential Models with Differential Equations

Turn "rate proportional to amount" into dy/dt = ky, solve it to y = y0 e^(kt), find k from data, and interpret rate equations, including motion, in context.

Topic 7.8 · 7 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01From a sentence to a differential equation
  2. 02Solving dy/dt = ky
  3. 03Reading a rate equation before solving it
  4. 04Motion along a line
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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