A-level Mathematics/MEI/C2/Logarithms and Exponentials

Understand the meaning of the word logarithm.

Understand the laws of logarithms and how to apply them.

Know the values of $$ log_a a $$ and $$ log_a 1 $$.

Know how to convert from an index to a logarithmic form and vice versa.

Know the function $$ y = a^x $$ and its graph.

Be able to solve an equation of the form $$ a^x = b $$.

Know how to reduce the equations $$ y = ax^n $$ and $$ y = ab^x $$ to linear form and, using experimental data, to draw a graph to find values of and.