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Radioactive Decay

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William H. Barker, Bowdoin College
David A. Smith, Duke University

with the assistance of
Stacey Luoma, Duke University
John Michel, Marietta College
Purposes: To develop a mathematical model for decay of radioactive substances, and to develop a technique for deciding whether quantitative data fits the model or not.

Prerequisite: Work through the module on functions defined by data.
 

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