\begin{frame} \frametitle{Logarithmic Functions} \begin{block}{} The \emph{logarithmic functions} \begin{talign} f(x) = \log_a x \end{talign} where $a > 0$ and $a \ne 1$. \end{block} \medskip\pause The function $\log_a x$ is the inverse of the exponential function $a^x$: \begin{talign} \log_a y = x \;\;\iff\;\; a^x = y \end{talign} \pause\vspace{-2ex} \begin{exampleblock}{} The logarithm $\log_a b$ gives us the exponent for $a$ to get $b$. \pause\medskip For example: $\log_{10} 0.001 = -3$ since $10^{-3} = 0.001$. \end{exampleblock} \pause\medskip The logarithmic functions $\log_a x$ have: \begin{itemize} \item domain = \pause $(0,\infty)$\pause \item range = \pause $\mathbb{R}$ \end{itemize} \end{frame}