Time Allotment:
14 hours
Unit 5 - Exponential & Logarithmic Functions
Description:
In this chapter graphing technology will be used to examine the nature of the inverse of an exponential function. Applications of logarithms will also appear, as will transformations of both exponential and logarithmic functions.

Outcomes:
Attitudes
Logarithmic functions can be used to model things such as loudness, and magnitudes of earthquake
Skills
By the end of the unit students will be able to
· Recognize that logarithmic functions are the inverse of exponential functions

· Make connections between the laws for exponents and the laws for logarithms

· Determine the key features of graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions

· Solve real world problems based of the applications of logarithmic and exponential functions

Knowledge
By the end of the unit students should be able to answer the following questions

· What is the relationship between exponential and logarithmic equations?
· How can we simplify numeric expressions using the laws of logarithms
· How do we make connections between the numerical, graphic, and algebraic representation of logarithmic functions

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