A scientific calculator has two 'log' buttons on it. These are marked log and ln. The log key is used for calculations of the form \({\log _{10}}x\). For example, to work out that \(\log 10000 = 4 ...

The above equation summarized the math behind the algorithm ... likely groan at the memory of doing interpolation by hand from logarithm tables in high school math class. [Ihsan] has posted ...