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Part of Exponentials for IPLS

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Highlights: Classroom activities for the use of the exponential and logarithm with biologically relevant applications

Abstract: This unit has a number of in-class activities for students to help them develop and understanding of the value and implication of the exponential function is a variety of active learning situations including PowerPoint slides, clicker questions, and problems appropriate for in-class short quizzes.

Resource Types: In-class activity, Exam problem

This resource by:

Edward Redish (he/him)

University of Maryland, College Park

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Physics Topics:

Electricity & Magnetism > Electric Fields and Potential > Electric Field, Electrostatic Potential and Potential Energy

Electricity & Magnetism > Electrostatics > Conductors and Insulators

Thermo & Stat Mech > Kinetic and Diffusive Processes > Diffusion

Thermo & Stat Mech > Probability

Life Sciences Topics:

Biochemistry > Proteins

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts > Matter/energy Transfer & Transforms > Cross-membrane Transport

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts > The Cell

Molecular and Cellular Biology > Cellular Dynamics

Math Topics:

Algebra; Exponentials and Logarithms; Graphical Analysis

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