Question

Is log used in calculus? Is it the same is ln?

Answer 1

a naked log tends to mean base 10, whereas ln referes to base "e"

Answer 2

calculus likes to convert things into ln

Answer 3

change of base:\[log_{10}(x)=\frac{ln(x)}{ln(10)}\]

Answer 4

Sometimes people tend to write log. Is that considered wrong?

Answer 5

the wolf likes to use log for ln, so i doubt its "wrong"

Answer 6

in my country log can be any base, lg is used for base 10 and ln is used for base e

Answer 7

as long as the meaning is defined before hand to clarify any misconceptions

Answer 8

"confused"

Answer 9

thanks

Answer 10

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=log%28e%29

Answer 11

ln is the natural log and it is used in calculus ...