Logarithms, Exponential and Rational Functions

Contents: 1. Review of logarithms. 2. Exponent functions. 3. Properties of logarithms. 4. Graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions. 5. Changing the base of a logarithms. 6. Rules of logarithms. 7. Logarithms and their inverses. 8. Solving exponential equations. 9. Solving logarithmic equations. 10. Solving work problems. 11. The method of partial fractions.

The present text entitled "Logarithms, Exponential and Rational Functions" has been written to cover the syllabus adopted from UGC curriculum. The theorems and axioms included in this text have been illustrated by a large number of solved examples in which the steps are very simple, clear and lucid and can be readily understood." (jacket)