15 - What is a Logarithm (Log x) Function? (Calculate Logs, Applications, Log Bases)
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In this lesson, you will learn what a logarithm is and why they are important in all branches of math, science, and engineering. A logarithm is the inverse of the exponential function. This mean that a logarithm can reverse or "undo" the exponential operation. This makes logs very useful for solving equations that have exponential terms.
Physically, the logarithm is the reflection of the exponential curve over the 45 degree line y=x in the xy plane. We also learn the definition of the logarithm and how to convert an expression from log form into exponential form and vice versa.
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A logarithm is simply an exponent used to describe all the numbers that fall in between the whole number exponents (2,3,4,5,6,7 etc) powers of 10. Ex. The number 180 can be described as 10 raised to the 2.2552725021 power, whereas 500 is 10 raised to the 2.69897000434 power. I remember teaching logs in the USAF as a recon tech/instructor for students in the photographic science career field. We taught the short cut that for a POSITIVE number, the Characteristic (whole number portion of the exponent) was a number that was ONE LESS than the number of digits immediately to the left of the decimal point. For negative numbers, the Characteristic was one more than the number of zeros immediately to the right of the decimal point. The mantissa was found in the log chart, if my memory serves me correctly. So,..for the number 12,657.00, the Characteristic is 4, since there are FIVE numbers to the left of the decimal point . For the number .000027 the Characteristic is -5 since there are four zeros to the right of the decimal point.
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Notice that K is on the X axis and N is on the Y axis for the exponential function; and N is on the X Axis and K is on the Y axis for the Log function. And The BASE IS NOT ON THE AXIS
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We had a teacher at college 40 odd years ago who for the whole first year walked into class and said "The log of a number to a given base is the power to which that base must be raised to give that number". He would then continue with the class. It wasn't until second year that he walked in and asked "Who knows the definition of a logarithm".
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Excellent tutorial understanding Logarithm. Log 😱 me. After this I feel more confident thanks 🙏 Jason.