An Easy and Intuitive Approach to Understanding Logarithms
If you are a secondary or JC student in Singapore, chances are you have already met logarithms in both Maths and Physics and also felt a little stuck. You are not alone. Many students say that logarithms feel abstract, confusing, and disconnected from real life. The good news? Logarithms are actually very logical, visual, and powerful once you understand what they are trying to do . This article takes a calm, step-by-step approach to help you see logarithms differently especially in Physics so that they feel less intimidating and more meaningful. What Are Logarithms Really Trying to Tell Us? At its heart, a logarithmic function is not about memorising formulas. It is about comparison . Instead of asking, “How big is this number?”, logarithms ask: “How many times bigger is this compared to something else?” In Physics, many quantities change too fast or too slowly to be shown on a normal scale. This is where the logarithmic scale becomes useful. It helps us compress very large range...