Re: Log Function
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- Subject: [mg68210] Re: Log Function
- From: Peter Breitfeld <phbrf at t-online.de>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:00:43 -0400 (EDT)
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Joe schrieb: > 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 > All built in Mathematica Functions start with a capital Letter (no exception). So you must use Log[2,15] to get the logarithm of 15 to base 2. Gruss Peter -- ==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-== Peter Breitfeld, Bad Saulgau, Germany -- http://www.pBreitfeld.de