Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Transformations of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Given an exponential or logarithmic function, the student will describe the effects of parameter changes.
Handout
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions /Radioactive Decay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A set of examples and exercises that show how to solve radioactive decay problems by using exponents and logarithms.
Activity
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions / Amortization

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A set of examples and exercises that cover how to solve mortgage problems by using exponents and logarithms.
Website
Cool Math

Coolmath: Some Special Logs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This CoolMath resource will help students learn about exponentials and logarithms.
Activity
Purple Math

Purplemath: Logarithms: Introduction to "The Relationship"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Purplemath does a wonderful job of explaining logarithms. The lesson begins with a discussion of the relationship between logarithms and exponentials and very simple examples. The lesson gives important information regarding logarithms...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Bacteria Populations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This task provides a real-world context for interpreting and solving exponential equations. Learners are asked to examine the equations representing the growth of three colonies of the bacterium that causes pneumonia, each colony being...
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Snail Invasion

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students investigate the power of exponential growth in this real-world example of an invasive species that was introduced to Florida in 1966, a giant snail. Aligns with F-LE.A.2 and F-LE.A.4.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Newton's Law of Cooling

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this problem, students use an exponential equation to investigate the cooling of a cup of coffee and how long it would take for it to cool down to different temperatures. Aligns with F-LE.B.5 and F-LE.A.4.
Activity
Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Richland Community College includes basic definition, properties, and graph of the logarithmic function.
Handout
Other

Brown Math: It's the Law Too the Laws of Logarithms

For Students 9th - 10th
The laws of logarithms (which flow directly out of the laws of exponents) are discussed here. Combining logs with the same base and the Change of Base Formula are also explained in straightforward language for the reader.
Unit Plan
Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: College Algebra: Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This clear tutorial provides the definition of a logarithmic function as well as instruction on how to perform important tasks with them. Find step-by-step solutions to example problems and practice exercises for you to complete and check.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 3.8 Solving Logarithmic Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section addresses how to solve different types of logarithmic equations. It explores how to condense expanded equations and how to convert logarithmic equations into exponential ones.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 3.7 Properties of Logs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section explores the properties of logs. More specifically, it investigates how to apply these properties to simplify and expand logarithmic expressions, and to convert between expressions in logarithmic and exponential forms.