Logarithms

Grade 12 · Mathematics

Semester 2 | Period 4 | Week 22

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Subject: Mathematics

Semester: 2

Period: 4

Week: 22


WEEK 22

Class: Grade 12
Age: 17 years
Duration: 40 minutes x 5 periods
Subject: Mathematics
Topic: Logarithms
Focus: Revision of the law of indices, use of the logarithm table, and theory of logarithms and their rules.

 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

  1. Revise the laws of indices and apply them in logarithmic problems.
  2. Use a logarithm table to calculate logarithms of numbers.
  3. Understand the theory of logarithms and apply basic logarithmic rules.
  4. Solve logarithmic equations using the rules connecting logarithms (e.g., Log(pq) = log p + log q).

 

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES:

  • Question and answer
  • Guided demonstration
  • Discussion
  • Practice exercises
  • Verification through worked examples

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

  • Logarithm law chart
  • Solution chart of logarithms
  • Logarithm table
  • Whiteboard and markers

 

PERIOD 1 & 2: Revision of Law of Indices

PRESENTATION: