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Re: Log function

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg57332] Re: [mg57297] Log function
• From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr at cox.net>
• Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 06:02:36 -0400 (EDT)
• Reply-to: hanlonr at cox.net
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

If the argument is an exact number, then the result will be exact, i.e., 
unevaluated.  Use an inexact argument or force numerical evaluation using N.

Log[2]

log(2)

Log[2.]

0.693147

Log[2]//N

0.693147


Bob Hanlon

> 
> From: Bill Ginsberg <eqmc2 at aol.com>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Date: 2005/05/24 Tue AM 05:12:34 EDT
> To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
> Subject: [mg57332] [mg57297] Log function
> 
> 
> I have Mathematica 5.0.1.  When I attempt to get the Log of a number "a" 
> by entering Log[a], it does not return the value but echoes back: 
> Log[a].  How is this fixed?
> 
> 
>