Exponential and logarithmic functions

There are 30 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Exponential and logarithmic functions
Blood buffers
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Blood buffers

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Investigate the mathematics behind blood buffers and derive the form of a titration curve.
Mixing \pH
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Mixing ph

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16 to 18
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Use the logarithm to work out these pH values
Gosh Cosh
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Gosh cosh

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16 to 18
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Explore the hyperbolic functions sinh and cosh using what you know about the exponential function.
Hyperbolic thinking
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Hyperbolic thinking

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16 to 18
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Explore the properties of these two fascinating functions using trigonometry as a guide.
A Very Shiny Nose?
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A very shiny nose?

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16 to 18
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This problem explores the biology behind Rudolph's glowing red nose, and introduces the real life phenomena of bacterial quorum sensing.
Function Pyramids
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Function pyramids

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16 to 18
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A function pyramid is a structure where each entry in the pyramid is determined by the two entries below it. Can you figure out how the pyramid is generated?

Prime counter
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Prime counter

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16 to 18
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A short challenge concerning prime numbers.
Big, Bigger, Biggest
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Big, bigger, biggest

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16 to 18
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Which is the biggest and which the smallest of $2000^{2002}, 2001^{2001} \text{and } 2002^{2000}$?
\pH temperature
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Ph temperature

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16 to 18
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At what temperature is the pH of water exactly 7?
Complex Sine
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Complex sine

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16 to 18
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Solve the equation sin z = 2 for complex z. You only need the formula you are given for sin z in terms of the exponential function, and to solve a quadratic equation and use the logarithmic function.