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Hi all, thanks for the comments. Ack, you want to know the secret sauce? Microsoft Paint.
Just kidding :). I make the diagrams in PowerPoint 2007, by drawing various shapes, arranging and styling them appropriately. If you like, check out this article:
http://betterexplained.com/articles/an-intuitive-guide-to-exponential-functions-e/
and the corresponding PowerPoint file:
http://betterexplained.com/examples/graphics/Exponential-growth.pptx
yes, I’ve the same question (that caused a-ha moment ) what tool do you use to make such a nice web2.0ish graphics ?
Thanks
Kalyan
fabulous read, Thanks tons for putting this together
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@Kalyan: I used PowerPoint 2007 – there’s more details in comment #14, above.
@venki: Thanks for the comment, it was a lot of fun to write.
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Great post! Thanks for doing this.
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Thanks Sam, you’re more than welcome.
Thank you for your wonderful effort.
Hi Ed, thanks for the support.
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