One of the greatest shortcomings of the human race is the inability to understand the exponential function. Most of us think linearly, but not Elon Musk.

2] Perform exponential calculation of numbers in a range of cells in Excel using Power function In the forthcoming examples, we will use the Fill handle to populate the range of cells.

Why exponential function is important? In economics, exponential functions are very important when looking at growth or decay.

Joel A. Bryan, Using Radioactive Decay to Investigate Exponential Functions, The Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 106, No. 1 (August 2012), pp. 52-58 ...