Re: Log Function
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- Subject: [mg68197] Re: Log Function
- From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:00:15 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
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Joe wrote: > I am very new so please be gentle. I am attempting to use Mathematica > 5.2 for the first time and I am in trouble already. I want to take the > log of 15. I have tried log[2., 15] and I get an echo. I tried > N[log[2.,15]] I get a buzzer. What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks > Joe > Hi Joe, All Mathematica built-in functions have a capital letter at the beginning of their names. That is, you must write Log[2.,15], it will returns 3.90689. Regards, Jean-Marc