Logarithms: Mobile Phones, Modelling & Statistics?

Gresham College

Logarithms were perhaps once thought of as just an old-fashioned way to do sums on slide rules.

Logarithms were perhaps once thought of as just an old-fashioned way to do sums on slide rules. But they underpin much of modern life, from modelling the COVID pandemic to Claude Shannon’s mathematical theory of information (which makes mobile phones a reality) and making sense of Cristiano Ronaldo’s crazy Instagram follower numbers. This lecture will explore the basics and history of logarithms, and then show how they are a natural way to represent many models and datasets.A lecture by Professor Oliver JohnsonThis event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit: <a href="http://gres.hm/logarithms" title="http://gres.hm/logarithms" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">gres.hm/logarithms</a>Gresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: <a href="https://www.gresham.ac.uk/support/" title="https://www.gresham.ac.uk/support/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.gresham.ac.uk/support/</a>

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