Modeling Exponential Growth with Two Variable Equations

The video tutorial explains how to represent repeated multiplication using exponents, using examples of bacterial and viral growth to illustrate exponential growth. It introduces the concept of initial value and growth factor, and demonstrates how to model these situations with equations. The tutorial covers how to generalize exponential growth for any number of time periods.

What does it mean when a species of bacteria doubles in population each hour?

What is the relationship between the number of hours and the number of factors of 2 in the multiplication?

Describe how to generalize the equation for exponential growth when the number of hours is unknown.

How can the multiplication of bacteria after a certain number of hours be expressed mathematically?

What is the initial value in the context of exponential growth for the bacteria example?

Explain the concept of a growth factor in exponential growth.

How would you model a situation where a virus triples in population each hour?