Drug Levels and Difference Equations.

Acker, Kathleen A.

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ERIC Number: EJ717745

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Publication Date: 2004-Nov-1

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Drug Levels and Difference Equations

Acker, Kathleen A.

Mathematics Teacher, v98 n4 p266 Nov 2004

American university offers a course in finite mathematics whose focus is difference equation with emphasis on real world applications. The conclusion states that students learned to look for growth and decay patterns in raw data, to recognize both arithmetic and geometric growth, and to model both scenarios with graphs and difference equations.

Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), College Students, Arithmetic, Geometry, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Web site: http://www.nctm.org.

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Language: English

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