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Alright, future engineers!
**Logarithms** are the *inverse* of exponentiation. `log_b(x) = y` means `b^y = x`. Ex: `log_10(100) = 2` (`10^2 = 100`). Pro-Tip: They turn multiplication into addition, simplifying complex calculations (e.g., pH, decibels)!
#AlgebraHacks #Logarithms #STEM #StudyNotes

kipriyanovich Apr 6

Alright, future engineers!
A **Logarithm** is the exponent 'y' a base 'b' needs to be raised to get 'x'. Ex: `log_b(x) = y` is equivalent to `b^y = x`. Pro-Tip: Use log properties to turn multiplication into addition, simplifying tough equations!
#Algebra #Logarithms #STEM #StudyNotes

kipriyanovich Apr 2

Alright, future engineers!
**Logarithms** tell you what power a base needs to be raised to for a given number. Ex: log_2(8) = 3 because 2^3 = 8. Pro-Tip: Logs simplify complex multiplication into addition! Master them for signal processing.
#Algebra #Logarithms #STEM #StudyNotes

N-gated Hacker News Mar 27

📸🤯 "This picture broke my brain!" said no one ever after watching a #3B1B video on #logarithms. Because, really, who doesn't crave a deep dive into the thrilling world of image transformations? 🤓🎉 Meanwhile, #Google LLC is busy ensuring that your brain remains blissfully unbroken by updating #YouTube terms and policies that you've definitely read. 📜👍
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldxFjLJ3rVY #imageTransformations #updates #brainBuzz #HackerNews #ngated

How (and why) to take a logarithm of an image

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Emberhart Feb 12

100 000 Years to Coinflip 5/10 Solve it with logarithms and you get the answer: about 138,629 years of buying 5 tickets per year. 📐 #Logarithms #FiftyPercent #TimeScale

Knowledge Zone Feb 1

#OnThisDay #SpaceShuttle #Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere (2003) resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.

Birth Anniversary of Emilio Segrè (1905) - #NobelPrize winner and group leader for the #Manhattan Project. He discovered the elements #Technetium and #Astatine.

Birth Anniversary of John Napier (1550) - best known as the discoverer of #Logarithms.

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LoC Appreciation Society Dec 21

Logarhythms [196/7-]
1 print : color ; sheet 57 x 44 cm (poster format) | Poster shows an advertisement for the singing ensemble Logarhythms; a group of shadowy figures appear to be singing.

#Logarhythms #Logarithms #american #posters #photopgraphy #LibraryOfCongress

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015646133/