Lesson Plan Trevor Williams

Course: Precalculus Date: 17 Sep. 2019 Unit: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Lesson: 6

Lesson Topic: Properties of logarithms

Lesson Objective:
• Work with Properties of Logarithms
• Write a Logarithmic Expression as a Sum or Difference of Logarithms
• Write a Logarithmic Expression as a Single Logarithm

• Evaluate Logarithms Whose Base is Neither 10 Nor e

Activities:
• Review Exponential Properties
– bn · bm = bm+n
4
bn
– bm = bn−m
2
m
– (bn ) = bn·m
−4 −2 2 4
– b0 = 1
• Review expressing exponential equation as logarithmic equation.

bx = y =⇒ logb (y) = x

• Introduce cancellation property: logb (by ) = y, and prove:

logb (by ) = x
bx = by
x=y

• Introduce and prove addition property logb (M · N ) = logb (M ) + logb (N )

logb (M · N ) = logb (bx · by ) M = bx , N = by

= logb (bx+y )
=x+y
= logb (M ) + logb (N ) logb (M ) = x, logb (N ) = y

• Think, Pair, Share Worksheet to discover difference and constant multiplication

properties.
• Remaining lecture time devoted to examples using the properties.

Materials: Worksheet, Marker, Whiteboard

Assigned Work: Section 6.5 Problems - Assigned problems listed here

Notes: