Logarithmic scale | Logarithms | Algebra II | Khan Academy

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
  • Courses on Khan Academy are always 100% free. Start practicing-and saving your progress-now: www.khanacadem...
    Understanding how logarithmic scale is different from linear scale and why it could be useful
    Watch the next lesson: www.khanacadem...
    Missed the previous lesson?
    www.khanacadem...
    Algebra II on Khan Academy: Your studies in algebra 1 have built a solid foundation from which you can explore linear equations, inequalities, and functions. In algebra 2 we build upon that foundation and not only extend our knowledge of algebra 1, but slowly become capable of tackling the BIG questions of the universe. We'll again touch on systems of equations, inequalities, and functions...but we'll also address exponential and logarithmic functions, logarithms, imaginary and complex numbers, conic sections, and matrices. Don't let these big words intimidate you. We're on this journey with you!
    About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.
    For free. For everyone. Forever. #YouCanLearnAnything
    Subscribe to Khan Academy’s Algebra II channel:
    / channel
    Subscribe to Khan Academy: www.youtube.co...

Комментарии • 117

  • @jeuxdeau2009
    @jeuxdeau2009 6 лет назад +77

    WOW.... I've never visually understood Logarithms until now. I was only taught to solve them.

  • @Geopolitics2049
    @Geopolitics2049 12 лет назад +46

    This man is a genius, when I did this at A level and university.. I didn’t understand it at all... and after only 5 minutes of viewing this video I understand Log, you sir are a genius!!
    THANK YOU,
    London, UK

  • @power-max
    @power-max Год назад +12

    As a practicing Electrical Engineer a lot of the plots found in transistor datasheets and stuff often feature log linear, linear log, and log log plots for things like SOA and transistor curves. This video gave me some new insights for logarithmic scales I didn't know before (or more likely forgot)! thanks

  • @eveykaye5053
    @eveykaye5053 10 лет назад +91

    Sal Khan. The Best Math Instructor. Ever. For FREE. amazing

    • @TBoy205
      @TBoy205 5 лет назад +1

      Evey Kaye disagree. too long, too much extra garbage, too much stuttering and repeating himself

    • @vline5065
      @vline5065 5 лет назад

      false

    • @st0a
      @st0a 2 года назад

      @@TBoy205 Try to make better videos then.
      Oh right, you won't do that.

  • @bdmikula
    @bdmikula 11 лет назад +6

    This is a great video to recommend for students if they're struggling with logarithmic scales. It covers basically everything in 11 minutes.

  • @sunnysood8702
    @sunnysood8702 9 лет назад +10

    Great video. I could never understand logarithmic scales until today.

  • @danielroche4349
    @danielroche4349 Год назад +1

    You are a life saver. I am in the middle of an Engineering degree and you are helping me get through it. I watch your videos all the time. Thank you!

  • @JohanBrodd
    @JohanBrodd 11 лет назад +6

    To all those who make tutorials with notepad on youtube, learn from this hero!

  • @Sevnail345
    @Sevnail345 10 месяцев назад +1

    Such a satisfactory and satisfying explanation!

  • @iusyiftgkl7346u
    @iusyiftgkl7346u 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks man, this is the best explanation I've ever heard

  • @chisuun
    @chisuun 13 лет назад +1

    i think this would help my whole maths class understand logs better.

  • @jitdas99
    @jitdas99 7 лет назад +24

    wish I could give 10000 likes 👍

  • @RTRVII
    @RTRVII 13 лет назад +1

    @Rardon99 that is a good question. It would in theory be an infinite amount to the left of your paper. But of course that doesn't exist ... no zero or negative numbers on log scale :)

  • @D.Wapher
    @D.Wapher 5 месяцев назад

    Ran into some problems about plotting with logarithmic scale, thanks for the great explanation on the basics. 🙏

  • @idnumber002
    @idnumber002 13 лет назад

    @kenufak 10^1/2 is just root 10...which is not futher reducible
    10^x = 2, take the log of both sides
    log 10^x = log 2
    using log rule simplify the x down
    x log10 = log2
    x = log2 / log10

  • @jackiegarcia4251
    @jackiegarcia4251 3 года назад +1

    I'm in pharmacy school and NOW is when i understand after this video

  • @dashduhad
    @dashduhad 13 лет назад +2

    Do you have more videos about logarithms?

  • @zigafujan7027
    @zigafujan7027 3 года назад +1

    thank you, helped a lot

  • @izdotcarter
    @izdotcarter 9 месяцев назад +1

    That’s an interesting speech characteristic

    • @space-time-somdeep
      @space-time-somdeep 5 месяцев назад

      I like to understand that only.. can you suggest me some RUclips videos on this topic sir?

  • @hlomphomota8055
    @hlomphomota8055 4 года назад +1

    Where was Khan Academy while I was in High School?

  • @realdeal7881
    @realdeal7881 8 лет назад +2

    great explanation buddy! thanks, it helped a lot.

  • @Admiralty86
    @Admiralty86 7 лет назад +12

    Thanks, just went from confusion to crushing my quiz in 3 min flat.

  • @midgeamoo
    @midgeamoo 13 лет назад

    @ch00bz0rzzz A log scale is a linear scale using the log values of the numbers rather than their actual values, im not sure if you could have an exponential scale.

  • @FaceModzTutorials
    @FaceModzTutorials 12 лет назад

    I understood log and how they worked because we learned them in algebra 2 but in chemistry we were given a graph that was logarithmic and had to put it into a linear equation because we learned about beer's law and this helped me how to make a graph using logarithmic scale.

  • @trendyteens3308
    @trendyteens3308 Год назад

    Thank you much highly appreciated

  • @BigYeNoodle
    @BigYeNoodle 11 лет назад +1

    Could you please give me the answer for this :
    What is a plot with logarithmic scales on both axes called ?
    Please. Thank you so much in advance.

    • @TheJuancapella
      @TheJuancapella 7 лет назад +6

      A log-log plot. Hope I'm not too late.

  • @dawatcherz
    @dawatcherz 2 года назад

    this is the best explanation of a logarithmic scale i've ever seen

  • @andypampreen8906
    @andypampreen8906 4 года назад

    Great! I just wish the other type of log scale was also on Khan Academy. (Where the gridlines are NOT adjusted, as they really should have been in this video).

  • @nemesis3154
    @nemesis3154 Год назад

    Thanks a lot.. that really helped.

  • @space-time-somdeep
    @space-time-somdeep 5 месяцев назад

    Very helpful ❤

  • @ElvisNgetich
    @ElvisNgetich 5 лет назад

    Even on the linear line we are still starting on 1,the only difference is that we are multiplying by zero and we end with an origin 1, that's right, right?
    So even on the log scale our origin remains the same, but using 1 simplifies the imagery.
    I might be wrong.

  • @ste3fc
    @ste3fc 13 лет назад +1

    WOOOOOOOO I PASSED MY MATHS EXAM TODAY, THANK YOU :)

  • @dieguille
    @dieguille 5 лет назад

    That was amazingly simple for something so complex

  • @komalsadotra
    @komalsadotra 6 лет назад

    I found this very helpful
    Thank you

  • @tanviranjan
    @tanviranjan 6 лет назад +1

    Wow, thanks a ton!

  • @kchaab
    @kchaab 12 лет назад

    how does the author of this video write so neatly through digital pad? i want to know more about the technology for producing such amazing quality digital handwriting. i'm interested to see if i can use it when i take notes in class. thanks!

    • @dawatcherz
      @dawatcherz 2 года назад

      stylus or digital pen and/or graphics/drawing pad

  • @cognitivedissonance7422
    @cognitivedissonance7422 8 лет назад

    You just totally saved me. Thank you so much! Can you show me how to go from linear graph to log or ln graph? Specifically, how do I get the graph of a (linear y/ln x) scale from any function?

  • @Sevnail345
    @Sevnail345 6 лет назад

    Thank you for the wonderful lecture. It is very helpful.

  • @No-oneInParticular
    @No-oneInParticular 4 года назад

    Superb video. Thank you so much, genuinely. Xx

  • @lingy72
    @lingy72 9 лет назад

    Really nice explanation, thanks

  • @aliourangiasr8066
    @aliourangiasr8066 10 лет назад

    another wonderfully simple and useful video.

  • @ch00bz0rzzz
    @ch00bz0rzzz 13 лет назад

    Can that scale also be called an exponential scale or would such a scale be different?

  • @arj123sub
    @arj123sub Год назад

    Very good video

  • @eggthewildopen
    @eggthewildopen 5 лет назад

    Perfect explanation!

  • @SoWhat07
    @SoWhat07 8 лет назад +1

    good

  • @adamkolomaznik3142
    @adamkolomaznik3142 4 года назад

    amazing! Thanks a lot!

  • @coolboy9997
    @coolboy9997 7 лет назад

    really helpful, thanks a lot!!

  • @tomitomi7941
    @tomitomi7941 Год назад

    Thank you :)

  • @armpitpuncher
    @armpitpuncher 13 лет назад

    @m8tate No, it's 1.258925 times as powerful. That's the tenth root of 10.

  • @Felipe-53
    @Felipe-53 4 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @drevil37373
    @drevil37373 11 лет назад

    or you could do, from log(10^x)=log(2)
    log10(10^x)=x
    x=log(2).

  • @m8tate
    @m8tate 13 лет назад

    If one whole number on the Richter Scale is 10x as powerful as the number below it, is 0.1 number 1x as powerful as the one below it?

  • @ThemisTheotokatos
    @ThemisTheotokatos 11 лет назад

    So what is the difference between exponential increase and logarithmic increase?

  • @ricardormanjarrez
    @ricardormanjarrez 2 года назад

    What's the difference between Logarithms and ln(natural logarithm)? i'd like some explanation like this

    • @marthanelis225
      @marthanelis225 Год назад +1

      natural logarithm (ln) has a base e, while the bases of other logarithms could be everything. The standard base is 10.

  • @fatimas9801
    @fatimas9801 8 лет назад

    This is a great help thanks!
    I have a question, what happens if I want to plot negative numbers?

    • @camiseta01
      @camiseta01 8 лет назад

      +teema ciba It is the same idea, just adding '-'; the detail is, you can't plot positive and negative numbers.

    • @fatimas9801
      @fatimas9801 8 лет назад

      thanks!

  • @bhupeshbhatt4334
    @bhupeshbhatt4334 4 года назад

    Thanks a lot Sal♥️♥️♥️

  • @mahala3able
    @mahala3able 3 года назад

    Always saving my life.

  • @212jbh
    @212jbh 13 лет назад

    Yes! Thank for you this!

  • @youssefelatmani4822
    @youssefelatmani4822 3 года назад

    thank youuuuuuuu!! ❤

  • @qiqi4225
    @qiqi4225 2 года назад

    2:19
    4:44 왜 이것이 쓸모있는지
    6:04
    8:39

  • @blakef.8566
    @blakef.8566 5 лет назад

    So the numbers on the x-axis are just all powers of the base of the logarithm (in this case 10)?

  • @kenufak
    @kenufak 13 лет назад

    and how solve 10^1/2 without calculator? or 10^x=2 without calculator?

  • @vapssu
    @vapssu 13 лет назад

    coulda been really useful a year ago :3

  • @vicksoma
    @vicksoma 13 лет назад

    @Rardon99 it doesn't exist on that line

  • @jcdenton1310
    @jcdenton1310 6 лет назад +3

    KHHHAAAAAANNNNNN

  • @SeppyDawg
    @SeppyDawg 7 лет назад

    Thanks :)

  • @Rardon99
    @Rardon99 13 лет назад

    how would u plot 0 on that line ?

  • @ThePhlogeProject
    @ThePhlogeProject 12 лет назад

    @edwardmeade It's called a slid rule

  • @alex.yorkeu2563
    @alex.yorkeu2563 2 года назад

    All I can say is... Thank you!

  • @ice-man-killa_187
    @ice-man-killa_187 Год назад

    wow

  • @karina_sk
    @karina_sk 4 года назад

    how do i superlike this video?

  • @oOOpIIIqOOo
    @oOOpIIIqOOo 13 лет назад

    it will never be 0 because you cannot divide 1 by any number to get zero.
    solve 1/x=0 for x doesnt work, therefore the logarithm will never be zero.

  • @FredericBayer
    @FredericBayer 12 лет назад +2

    "I could label any number on here" - O RLY? I challenge you to label i :P

  • @pg4285
    @pg4285 6 лет назад

    wonderful explanation

  • @212jbh
    @212jbh 13 лет назад

    The second half of this video is confusing. When do you use a logarithmic scale? When people talk about putting something on a logarithmic scale and how it changes data into a more neater form what do they mean? ie why would you choose to use a log scale to present data. Some real world examples would help, this is a rather abstruse presentation

  • @NurburgringTrack
    @NurburgringTrack 13 лет назад

    I think you put 1 on the number scale because if you put 0 you would have got 1 whenever you raised a number to any power.

  • @briskz7062
    @briskz7062 11 месяцев назад

    I was sent here to watch them label the y axis grid lines on a RSAM vs time graph for geology. I’m lost

  • @ReganHuang
    @ReganHuang 13 лет назад

    x^0 = 1

  • @_FabioSilveira
    @_FabioSilveira 6 лет назад

    ❤️

  • @DickHead69able
    @DickHead69able 13 лет назад +1

    SECOND BABY!

  • @SHAHIDMUSHTAQPCE
    @SHAHIDMUSHTAQPCE 3 года назад

    Video starts at 02:15
    Your welcome

  • @epictemptation7350
    @epictemptation7350 9 лет назад +10

    Oh my god thank you, this video explains it way better than my stupid math teacher...

    • @tomrose4560
      @tomrose4560 8 лет назад +10

      +Epictemptation7 Perhaps that because your maths teacher is busy attending to students with attitudes, like the one your expressing here.

    • @Rong0369
      @Rong0369 5 лет назад

      @@tomrose4560 yes, i agreed with you statement👍

  • @hfgtv1583
    @hfgtv1583 4 года назад

    Sounds like @djvlad🤔🤔😂😂teaching math.

  • @kh103y
    @kh103y 13 лет назад

    i dont even understand what your talking about, but i love your voice.

  • @LucaVincent
    @LucaVincent 9 лет назад

    Robert Schneider brought me here! also where would 0 be?

    • @JakAndDaxterWasAwesome
      @JakAndDaxterWasAwesome 9 лет назад +3

      A^X no x value can give you a result of 10, you can only get really tiny numbers going to the left so 0 is infinitely off to the left, unreachable.

    • @LucaVincent
      @LucaVincent 9 лет назад

      thanks!

    • @MohdAshraf-oi1rt
      @MohdAshraf-oi1rt 5 лет назад

  • @tippykaffu4047
    @tippykaffu4047 6 лет назад

    Great, but this is not the one im looking for :(

  • @wunks7
    @wunks7 5 лет назад

    Thanks

  • @sisa213
    @sisa213 2 года назад

    MUCHA

  • @ravishankarmishra2903
    @ravishankarmishra2903 3 года назад

    Those who have disliked , definitely failed in getting it.
    😁

  • @lordadamson
    @lordadamson 3 года назад +1

    No I did not understand why it might be useful. the only argument made is that it can fit in more numbers in a smaller graph. Not a very good argument in my opinion. Would have appreciated an example.

  • @paramrajeshirke26
    @paramrajeshirke26 11 лет назад

    Was really helpful, thank you :)