Friday, August 20, 2010

Math Tip of the Week -- Exponents

Think about how fast word-of-mouth can travel. Whether it's a viral video or a rumor, telling our friends is one of the fasted ways to send information. Why? Because it spreads exponentially.


Let's say you see a funny YouTube video. You send it to two friends. Each of friends sends it to two of their friends. And each of those people send it two more people, and so on.



It would look like this:

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