Intro To Logarithms Without Calculus

In this article, I will show how logarithms can be introduced without the apparatus of calculus, i.e., by only using the four basic arithmetic operations. This is a useful exercise because it provides an alternative, and perhaps simpler, way to broach the subject.

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Published inIEEE potentials Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 27 - 31
Main Author de Wolf, David A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.2013
Subjects
Arithmetic
Calculus
Mathematics
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Summary:In this article, I will show how logarithms can be introduced without the apparatus of calculus, i.e., by only using the four basic arithmetic operations. This is a useful exercise because it provides an alternative, and perhaps simpler, way to broach the subject.
ISSN:0278-6648
DOI:10.1109/MPOT.2012.2212295