I have read through questions like Calculate logarithms by hand and and a section of the Feynman Lecture series which talks about calculation of logarithms. I have recognized neither …

I've slaved over the Wikipedia page for logarithms, but I just don't get the mathematical notations. If someone could let me know the steps to find $b$ in plain english, I'd be eternally grateful!

Problem $\\dfrac{\\log125}{\\log25} = 1.5$ From my understanding, if two logs have the same base in a division, then the constants can simply be divided i.e $125/25 = 5$ to result in …

I was just checking the log table and then suddenly It came to my mind that how were log tables made before calculators/computers how did john Napier calculate so precisely the values of …

I was watching a video that proves the "Log of a power" rule. I'm just having trouble understanding the loga(a^x) = x rule - which he uses in the proof And I don't get why you can log both sides. I

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Prove that $\log_2 3$ is irrational Seemingly simple homework assignment. Was never the best with logarithms, how would I go about proving?

A comment: One thing to remember is that not so long ago, using logs (and log tables) was an important way to do practical arithmetic (among engineers, physicists, chemists, etc.). It …

Nov 16, 2012 · The units remain the same, you are just scaling the axes. As an analogy, plotting a quantity on a polar chart doesn't change the quantities, it just 'warps' the display in some …

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