Intro To Logarithms After The Meltdown

TL;DR

This paper explores how to reconstruct logarithms solely from basic arithmetic operations in a hypothetical scenario where all advanced mathematical knowledge is lost, demonstrating that calculus is not necessary for this task.

Contribution

It introduces a method to derive logarithms using only simple arithmetic, showing that logarithms can be reconstructed without calculus in a knowledge-limited context.

Findings

Logarithms can be reconstructed from basic arithmetic operations.

Reconstruction is possible without re-inventing calculus.

The approach demonstrates resilience of mathematical concepts in knowledge-loss scenarios.

Abstract

This work is an attempt to 'reconstruct' logarithms in the hypothetical case that mankind has suffered a catastrophe through which all repositories of (mathematical as well as other) knowledge are lost, with the exception of simple arithmetic operations. It turns out that this is possible without re-inventing calculus!