-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
>I am just starting in on logarithms in math and i noticed that maxima,
>if you write something like
>
>log(2)
>
>it takes it as base 10. Is there a way to change the base? And can I
>make it do e? 2.718 or \ln ?
In Maxima, log is the natural logarithm (logarithm base e).
If you want base 10 logs, load log10. Example:
(%i8) load(log10)$
Natural log of the Euler number e (the Maxima name for the Euler number is
%e)
(%i9) log(%e);
(%o9) 1
Common log of 100:
(%i10) log10(100);
(%o10) 2
Welcome to Maxima. Hope this helps.
Barton