Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The differential equation model for exponential growth and decay, where the rate of change of a quantity is proportional to the size of the quantity, with k as the constant of proportionality.
AP course connection
Topic 7.8: 7.8 Exponential Models with Differential Equations