From 91c9ad36a394dd980e5a2eef6d41a09ef3fd70af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Lorimer Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 20:41:33 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] clarify calculus notes --- spec/calculus.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/spec/calculus.md b/spec/calculus.md index 2b68bf5..3823f37 100644 --- a/spec/calculus.md +++ b/spec/calculus.md @@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ $\log_b y^{x^n} = x^n \log_b y$ ### $e$ as a logarithm -$$\log_e e = 1$$ +$$\operatorname{if} y=e^x, \quad \operatorname{then} x=\log_e y$$ $$\ln x = \log_e x$$ ### Differentiating logarithms -$${d \over dx} \log_b x = {1 \over x \ln b}$$ +$${d(\log_e x)\over dx} = x^-1 = {1 \over x}$$ ## Solving $e^x$ -- 2.47.1