Logarithms were in use for hundreds of years until mechanical machines were able to calculate larger numbers in the late 19th century, and eventually, computers took over the task in the 20th century.

THE first portion of this book treats of the way to use logarithms so as to apply no more figures than necessary; the author pointing out that probably one half of the time expended in ...

Ordinary students of mathematics never learn to use logarithms properly, not so much owing to deficiency of explanation in the existing works as to the fact that they never meet in the course of ...

Logarithms are a common idea today, even though we don’t use them as often as we used to. After all, one of the major uses of logarithms is to simplify computations, and computers do that jus… ...

Discover what a log-normal distribution is, its financial applications, and how to calculate it, including using Excel for ...

Math is hard, but doesn't have to be unpleasant. This happy little math lesson features a Bob Ross-style mini-lecture on logarithms.