Napier's Gift (works best as Java applet)

This guides the user through a discovery of how to simplify the process of finding a quotient by subtracting exponents. The idea is both to introduce students to logarithms (though they are never mentioned explicitly) and to help students understand why they were so heralded when they were introduced.

 

Laura Kinnel

 
Type de ressources
Activité
Balises
algebra  arithmetic  exponent  log  logarithm  precalculus  quotient 
Tranche d'âges
12 – 18
Langue
English (United States)
 
 
Version GeoGebra
4.0
Vues
6324
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