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How to Illustrate Exponentials
As a start, would I will use several of the images to get the thoughts of sound, exponentials and logarithms: So to start reason for the odd looking wooden box is to point out the need and use of a exponential shape. The box is said to capitalize on the fact that the internal reflections of the waves from the source are reduced. And gets onto the slope and the value of the function (ask!!).
How to Illustrate Logarithms
Logarithms: One can find funny learning examples almost everywhere. The Taco Bell Dog gave me the best way to explain Logarithms. And over the years I have found that the hook in this example works. The set up on this is that the first of the Taco Bell Commercials on TV had the little dog looking into the family room through a patio door of his girl friend dog. Inside there is a TV with JEOPARDY on: Alex Trebeck turns over the answer that has to have the proper question.
SO here is the hook. The answer is “The number to which you raise the base to to get the desired result.”
Then Gidget (The T.B. Dog) gets real excited and says……”what is a logarithm?”
Truth is stranger than fiction: You may find the sound byte of ” what is a logarithm?” on the web. Try using the search words..”taco bell dog + sound byte + logarithm”.
So using that hook, logs are ours!
How to Soothe Frustration:
When none of the Astronomy or Physics Lab seems to be going right, and of course it usually is “operator error”, I sit and try and get a smile.
line by line, this famous Latin Phrase criticises three scientific disciplines! Physics included.
