From 36886e63180231ed405e0ea69a9dd5335400b6ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ahs-atan <36663763+ahs-atan@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 21:34:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add another useful link for beginners (#22183) * Add another useful link for beginners https://mathinsight.org/logarithm_basics - For those starting out * Reordered section on sources --- .../mathematics/intro-to-logarithms/index.md | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/guide/english/mathematics/intro-to-logarithms/index.md b/guide/english/mathematics/intro-to-logarithms/index.md index c276396e9d..09a13ea283 100644 --- a/guide/english/mathematics/intro-to-logarithms/index.md +++ b/guide/english/mathematics/intro-to-logarithms/index.md @@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ math.log(100, 10) #outputs 2 math.log(2, 2) #outputs 1 ``` - -#### Sources: - -* https://betterexplained.com/articles/using-logs-in-the-real-world/ -* https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/exponential-and-logarithmic-functions/introduction-to-logarithms/a/intro-to-logarithms - - ### Definition of logarithm The logarithm of a number __x__, written _log(__x__)_, usually means the number you have to use as power over 10 to get __x__. Let's say you wanna find _log(10)_. This means you wanna find the number you have to raise 10 to to get 10. This gives us an equation: @@ -50,4 +43,8 @@ _ln(e) = 1_, instead of _log(10) = 1_. So, we are instead finding the power you need to raise _e_ to in _ln(__x__)_. - +#### More Information + +* https://betterexplained.com/articles/using-logs-in-the-real-world/ +* https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/exponential-and-logarithmic-functions/introduction-to-logarithms/a/intro-to-logarithms +* https://mathinsight.org/logarithm_basics