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Animation Tutor - Population Growth (college mathematics)

Requires estimating and adjusting parameters to improve goodness-of-fit of linear and exponential models of population growth. Investigates extrapolation to predict future growth.

Keywords:: exponential growth, linear growth, goodness of fit, extrapolation

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Mathematics and Statistics / Mathematics / Algebra and Number Theory / Abstract Algebra

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Material Type:: Animation
Date Added to MERLOT:: June 10, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 10, 2009
Authors:: Steve Reed

Bob Hoffman
Submitter:: Bob Hoffman

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division
Technical Format:: Executable Program
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:: Mac OS X.5 or Win
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States