What they are: A logarithm is the exponent you raise a base to in order to get a number, acting as the inverse of exponentiation. Why they matter: They simplify multiplication, division, and roots ...

Knowing your multiplication facts is very useful, but what happens when the numbers you are multiplying are greater than those in your multiplication tables? You will need to calculate using a column ...

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Both this and the following chapter will focus upon the presentation of your work, and address more practical issues. In this chapter we will take a look at figures, tables and references. These are ...

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