\begin{frame} \frametitle{Logarithmic Functions} \begin{minipage}{.49\textwidth} \begin{center} \scalebox{.7}{ \begin{tikzpicture}[default,baseline=0cm] \diagram{-3}{3}{-3}{3}{1} \diagramannotatez \begin{scope}[ultra thick] \draw[dashed,cred] (-3,-3) -- (3,3); \draw[cgreen,name path=curve] plot[smooth,domain=-3:1.6,samples=300] (\x,{pow(2,\x)}) node[above] {$2^x$}; \draw[cblue,name path=curve] plot[smooth,domain=.12:3,samples=300] (\x,{log2(\x)}) node[above] {$\log_2 x$}; \end{scope} \end{tikzpicture} } \end{center} \end{minipage} \begin{minipage}{.49\textwidth} \begin{center} \scalebox{.7}{ \begin{tikzpicture}[default,baseline=0cm] \diagram{-1}{5}{-3}{3}{1} \diagramannotatez \begin{scope}[ultra thick] \draw[cblue,name path=curve] plot[smooth,domain=.12:5,samples=300] (\x,{log2(\x)}) node[above] {$\log_2 x$}; \draw[cred,name path=curve] plot[smooth,domain=.035:5,samples=300] (\x,{log2(\x)/log2(3)}) node[above] {$\log_3 x$}; \draw[cgreen,name path=curve] plot[smooth,domain=.001:5,samples=300] (\x,{log2(\x)/log2(10)}) node[above] {$\log_{10} x$}; \end{scope} \end{tikzpicture} } \end{center} \end{minipage} \pause\bigskip For $a > 1$, $f(x) = a^x$ grows very fast. \pause\medskip As a consequence: \begin{block}{} For $a > 1$, $f(x) = \log_a x$ grows very slow. \end{block} \end{frame}