PSet 1.b :Please explain why I get huge log values. For instance, Python is calculating log(3) = 1.09861228867. Did any of you guys have the same problem? How can I fix this?

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owlfred · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Python uses log with a base of e by default (i.e.ln) , so if you were to math.log(3,10) you would get the answer you expect (the second parameter sets the base)

anonymous · Answer

OooooO! I have to change my answer lol!!!! Great question! I have forgotten so much of my maths, I assumed log(3) should equal that.

anonymous · Answer

I've been studying up on logs. How do you know that the base should be 10? The question simply asks to find the log of each prime (then sum up to prime n). It does not suggest what the base should be...

anonymous · Answer

OooooO! Now I'm starting to get it... I'm so bad at maths! So the base should be e, e being 2.72ish