Modeling Exponential Decay: Finding the Age of Objects

The video tutorial explains the difference between archaeology and paleontology, focusing on how to determine the age of objects using exponential decay. It reviews exponential growth and decay, emphasizing the role of fractions and decimals in these processes. The tutorial introduces carbon-14 dating, explaining its half-life and how it can be used to date objects like a wooden arrow or a saber tooth cat's fang. The lesson concludes with practical applications of exponential decay in determining the age of ancient artifacts.

What is an asymptote in the context of exponential decay?

What is the significance of the half-life of carbon-14?

Describe the process of using a graph to estimate the age of a saber tooth cat's fang.