UNIVERSITY OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL-RECOLETOS

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

MELAB142P

CURVE FITTING
ACTIVITY NO. 1

Allen S. Castor

BSME – IV

Engr. Glenn Amantillo

Instructor

June 27, 2017

Objective: To fit the curve using scientific calculator and excel.

Data:

Table 1: Data that represents the bacterial growth in a liquid culture over a number of
days

x
0 4 8 12 16 20
(Day)
y
67 84 98 125 149 185
(Amount x10^6)

Results:

Figure 1: Results of the bacterial growth in a liquid culture over a number of days using
an excel

200
180 185

160
149
140
Amount (x10^6)

120 125
y = 5.8x + 60 Series1
100 98 R² = 0.9755 Linear
80 84
Exponential
67
60
y = 67.306e0.0503x y = 0.1507x2 + 2.7866x + 68.036 Parabolic
40 R² = 0.9979 R² = 0.9979
20
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Day/s
Calculations: Results of bacterial growth in a liquid culture over a number of days by
using a Fx-82ES scientific calculator

Linear (A + Bx):

A = 60 ; B = 5.8 ; R = 0.9876620818

A + Bx  60 + 5.8x

y = 5.8x + 60

Exponential (AeBx):

A = 67.30603643 ; B = 0.05029322006 ; R = 0.9989323106

AeBx  67.30603643e0.05029322006x

y = 67.30603643e0.05029322006x

Parabolic (A + Bx + Cx2):

A = 68.03571429 ; B = 2.786607143 ; C = 0.1506696429

A + Bx + Cx2  68.03571429 + 2.786607143x + 0.1506696429x2

y = 68.03571429 + 2.786607143x + 0.1506696429x2

Table 2: Using the exponential equation to be substituted using both results in a

calculator and an excel

Using a exponential equation Using an exponential equation

(calculator) (excel)

y = 67.30603643e0.05029322006x y = 67.306e0.0502x
y = 67.30603643e0.05029322006(40) y = 67.306e0.0502(40)
y = 503.1954833 y = 501.3223893

503.1954833x106 501.3223893x106
(Amount of bacteria after 40 (Amount of bacteria after 40
days) days)
Discussion:

Results showed that the exponential equation was the best equation to the data
trend based on the value of the correlation coefficient r that is closest to +1.

Results in excel showed that the correlation coefficient r of both parabolic and
exponential in finding the square-root was the same, but in the calculator fx-82ES, it
didn’t have the value for correlation coefficient r that can be compared.

The variable x of exponential equations of both excel and calculator were

substituted to predict the amount of bacteria after 40 days.

Conclusion:

The exponential equation is the best equation using both excel and calculator.
The amount of bacteria predicted after 40 days was 503.1954833x106 in calculator and
501.3223893x106 in excel.