Basic Technical Mathematics, 11th Edition

13 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completion of this chapter, the student should be able to:

• Evaluate and graph an exponential function

• Apply properties of logarithms

• Change equations from exponential form to logarithmic form and vice versa

• Evaluate and graph a logarithmic function

• Identify the exponential and logarithmic functions as inverse functions

• Solve logarithmic and exponential equations

• Change a logarithm in one base to a logarithm in another base

• Solve application problems involving logarithmic and exponential functions

• Graph functions on logarithmic or semilogarithmic paper

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