How Well Do You Know Exponentials & Logarithms?

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How Well Do You Know Exponentials & Logarithms? - Quiz

How well do you know exponentials & logarithms? In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse operation to exponentiation, just as division is the inverse of multiplication and vice versa.

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1.

Logarithms were introduced by ...
- A.
  
  John Napier
- B.
  
  Albert Einstein
- C.
  
  Bill Nye
- D.
  
  Isaac Newton
2.

Logarithms were introduced by John Napier in the early what century?
- A.
  
  15th century
- B.
  
  14th century
- C.
  
  17th century
- D.
  
  18th century
3.

The present-day notion of logarithms comes from .....
- A.
  
  John Napier
- B.
  
  Isaac Newton
- C.
  
  Leonhard Euler
- D.
  
  Albert Einstein
4.

The present-day notion of logarithms comes from Leonhard Euler, who connected them to the exponential function in the .....
- A.
  
  14th century
- B.
  
  18th century
- C.
  
  16th century
- D.
  
  12th century
5.

The method of logarithms was publicly propounded by ...
- A.
  
  John Napier
- B.
  
  Bill Nye
- C.
  
  Albert Einstein
- D.
  
  Isaac Newton
6.

The method of logarithms was publicly propounded by John Napier in ....
- A.
  
  1607
- B.
  
  1904
- C.
  
  1614
- D.
  
  1998
7.

Prior to Napier's invention, there had been other techniques of similar scopes, such as the prosthaphaeresis or the use of tables of progressions, extensively developed by ....
- A.
  
  Isaac Newton
- B.
  
  Albert Einstein
- C.
  
  Jost Būrgi
- D.
  
  John Napier
8.

Prior to Napier's invention, there had been other techniques of similar scopes, such as the prosthaphaeresis or the use of tables of progressions, extensively developed by Jost Bürgi around .....
- A.
  
  1500
- B.
  
  1600
- C.
  
  1400
- D.
  
  1300
9.

Logarithm is studied in which course?
- A.
  
  Music
- B.
  
  Maths
- C.
  
  Literature
- D.
  
  Language
10.

Mathematics is usually taught at
- A.
  
  School
- B.
  
  Church
- C.
  
  Mosque
- D.
  
  Museum