Coronavirus cases are growing exponentially – here's what that means
- Written by Andrew D. Hwang, Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of the Holy Cross
U.S. Army soldiers work to set up a field hospital inside CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle.AP Photo/Elaine ThompsonIn the U.S., scientists stress that the number of coronavirus cases has been growing exponentially. In ordinary speech, the term “exponential” usually means “really fast.”
To mathematicians like myself,...
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