Exponents and Logarithms Unit Portfolio

Things you should know to be successful with the portfolio and the test:
Instructions for completing: 1. Make a copy of the portfolio 2. Answer all
questions and upload artifacts (evidence) 3. Upload to your DP 4. Submit the link on
EDMODO for the Exponents and Logarithm Unit Portfolio
20 Total Points - 4 points per section
Due Thursday February 9th
In-class/take home test on Friday February 10th
Link to assignments and notes

Part 1: Unit Summary

Learning Statement
Tell the story of how you made sense of the different concepts throughout this unit. Be sure to hit all
of the following talking points, and include all activities/worksheets that are applicable. You must use
artifacts (worksheet, turn-in assignments, notes, class discussions) from this unit as
evidence.

1. Applying and using exponential growth and decay (4 points)

a. Describe how you made sense of the exponential form y=abx
b. Describe how you made sense of growth and decay rate
i. b=1+ r
ii. b=1r
2. Compounding interest (4 points)
a. Describe how you made sense of compounding interest and simple
interest?
b. Describe how you made sense of compounding interest and
continuously compounding interest?
c. Describe how e (Eulers Number) can be found using the following
1 n
formula (1+ ) (Hint: Start with n = 1 and keep getting bigger 10, 100, 1000, etc)
n
What is happening as n gets bigger? *
3. Solving for exponents in equations (4 points)
a. Describe how you made sense of solving for exponents in equations
when the bases can be made the same.
b. Describe how you made sense of solving for exponents in equations
when the bases are not the same. (Hint: Look at your definition of a Logarithm Notes)
4. Logarithms (4 points)
a. Describe how you made sense of converting between the logarithmic
and exponential form of an equation.
b. Describe how you made sense of the Log Properties.

Part 1: Unit Summary Answers Here

Beautiful examples (Your assignment work here! Amazing Narratives
Evidence)

y=abx
b=1+ r
b=1r
In the ninth grade we learned about lines and
slope and used online programs to get adjusted
to them. We learned This equation, Now we
have a definitions to the variables being used. A
is initial variable we start at or Y intercept. B is
the rate of increase per interval. X as always is
time as it continues on. To determine B we have
to take the rate and add or subtract depending
on the type of growth we need. One is used so
in place of our out of hundred because our
percentages are now decimales. We add to one
for positive growth because it continually gets
higher than the number before. We also subtract
from one because it continually gets less the
whole from before.

Compounded interest is a variation of

exponential growth. P is the Equivalent of A and
X is equivalent to NT. B is the most complicated
part of this equation with the most variables.
Continuous compounding is simpler because it
is necessary to use a calculator and follows the
exact same principles as the previous equations.
Euler's number is more complicated but
whenever the number changes from 100, to
1000 to 1M the differences get smaller and
smaller.

When solving for exponents in equations when

the bases become the same they can factored
out of the equation since it becomes a common
denominator. After factoring the common bases
out you should have the exponents left. It then
becomes a basic algebraic equation for solving
X. To help solve exponents with different bases I
related the situations to fractions. When trying to
slave missing variables for fractions it makes the
process easier if you make all the denominators
the same. The rule to that though is whatever
you do to the denominator the numerator must
change accordingly also. By making that relation
I was able to solve for exponents with different
bases
 To describe How I understood the conversion is
hard to explain. I related it to the similar
equations like (x-3)(2x+4). The actual result to
that equation is irrelevant but by thinking of it as
that it helped converting the Log function to
exponential functions. To help understand the
log properties were simple for me to understand
and memorize. It would be hard to relate it to the
earlier example, but by using that mindset of
distributive property made understanding the
rules of log properties.

Part 2: Exponents and Logs Unit Reflection (4 points)

What did you grapple with during this unit? I had the most problem for solving for
exponents with different bases. The major problem I had was not the rules on how to solve
it. I was having problems with stringing the steps together.
What habits of a mathematician did you use? For this section in math finding patterns
was the habit I used the most. I would constantly go over my previous answers to find a
trend that would help me solve the next answer.
Having finished the portfolio how prepared do you feel for Fridays test? How can you
be more prepared? I believe I will Ace the test. Since it is open notes
i will be able to continue to use patterns to help me through it.

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