Thought Provoking Questions:

• You know that AIDS is rapidly spreading throughout the world. Do YOU need to worry about this devastating epidemic?
• Can you determine the rate at which it is spreading?
• Why is AIDS so epidemic?
• What factors affect its spread?
• IS there a way NOW to control its spread?

Necessary Background:

You should remember what you have learned about exponential functions and also about logistic functions. We will be researching AIDS so that we can see if there is a real problem or if the whole thing has been greatly exaggerated.

Internet Assignment:

You should go to this web site:< http://www.time.com/time/newsfiles/aids/> and also find some others and read the articles to get some background information. Make a list of the web sites you used.