From 0a209ebb258b05cf52b57e5d8bcf62af0c05e1b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Lorimer Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 16:53:08 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] euler's constant --- spec/calculus.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/spec/calculus.md b/spec/calculus.md index 4c33318..1f3d404 100644 --- a/spec/calculus.md +++ b/spec/calculus.md @@ -130,3 +130,25 @@ If $f(x)={u(x) \over v(x)}$, then $f^\prime(x)={{v(x)u^\prime(x)-u(x)v^\prime(x) If $y={u(x) \over v(x)}$, then derivative ${dy \over dx} = {{v{du \over dx} - u{dv \over dx}} \over v^2}$ +## Logarithms + +$$\log_b (x) = n \quad \operatorname{where} \hspace{0.5em} b^n=x$$ + +Wikipedia: + +> the logarithm of a given number $x$ is the exponent to which another fixed number, the base $b$, must be raised, to produce that number $x$ + +### Logarithmic identities +$\log_b (xy)=\log_b x + \log_b y$ +$\log_b x^n = n \log_b x$ +$\log_b y^{x^n} = x^n \log_b y$ + +### $e$ as a logarithm + +$$\log_e e = 1$$ +$$\ln x = \log_e x$$ + +### Differentiating logarithms +$${d \over dx} \log_b x = {1 \over x \ln b}$$ + + -- 2.47.1