Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Counts of a yeast culture every hour are , , , , , and cells. Find the ratio of each count to the one before. Is the growth exponential or logistic? Roughly where is the carrying capacity?
Logistic growth: . An Euler step: N = N + r * N * (1 - N / K) * dt. Exact curve: . It reaches at , where it grows fastest, at .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Ratios. , , , , and .
Step 2. The model. The ratio falls toward , so the growth is slowing: logistic, not exponential.
Step 3. The ceiling. The last rise is only cells, so is a little above , near cells.
Answer: logistic growth, levelling off near cells. In code: [b / a for a, b in zip(counts, counts[1:])].
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