Quote of the Day: 
"We only think when confronted with a problem." 
    -- John Dewey

Objectives:
The student will take derivatives of logarithms to any base. 
     
1. Bell Ringer.  

2. Develop the derivative formula for ln(x).

   (A) Recall the definitions of e:

   (B) Prove:  

3. Now use this fact to develop the derivative formula 
     for the log of x to any base a:

4. Examples

5. Comic Strips

6. Assignment: 
   p. 247 (1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15,  19, 21, 23, 39)     

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