
What is the best way to calculate log without a calculator?
Aug 14, 2020 · As the title states, I need to be able to calculate logs (base $10$) on paper without a calculator. For example, how would I calculate $\\log(25)$?
Easy way to compute logarithms without a calculator?
Feb 14, 2016 · I would need to be able to compute logarithms without using a calculator, just on paper. The result should be a fraction so it is the most accurate. For example I have seen this in math class …
How to figure out the log of a number without a calculator?
Apr 23, 2017 · I have seen people look at log (several digit number) and rattle off the first couple of digits. I can get the value for small values (aka the popular or easy to know roots), but is there a formu...
Calculate logarithms by hand - Mathematics Stack Exchange
To do this, first calculate, by any means available, the base 10 logs of 1/0.5, 1/0.9, 1/0.99, and 1/0.999. Multiply your target number by these factors (easy on soroban because it is a shift and subtract), and …
taylor expansion - Calculate logarithm by hand from the beginning ...
Jul 5, 2020 · I want to calculate the logarithm of any base completely by hand. I don't want to use a calculator, tables or predefined numbers. The only mathematical functions available for the …
What algorithm is used by computers to calculate logarithms?
86 I would like to know how logarithms are calculated by computers. The GNU C library, for example, uses a call to the fyl2x() assembler instruction, which means that logarithms are calculated directly …
Log of a negative number - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jan 9, 2017 · This is called the principal complex logarithm and is usually denoted by $\operatorname {Log}$ (capital L). Technically, it doesn't matter to what range you restrict $\theta$, as long as the …
algebra precalculus - Is there a way to use a calculator for ...
Oct 9, 2015 · To quote Wikipedia. $\log_b a = {\log_d a \over \log_d b}$ This identity is useful to evaluate logarithms on calculators. For instance, most calculators have buttons for $\ln$ and for …
approximation - What is the fastest algorithm for finding the natural ...
Oct 5, 2019 · Yes but my question still remains, one way or another. You still need to compute $\ln (0.25551879)$ and also $\ln (10)$. And yes log of 10 is already computed, but what with what …
numerical methods - An alternative way to calculate $\log (x ...
Dec 30, 2011 · How can I replace the $\log (x)$ function by simple math operators like $+,-,\div$, and $\times$? I am writing a computer code and I must use $\log (x)$ in it. However, the technology I am …