In Java, there is no built-in method to compute the logarithm of a number with a specific base directly. Instead, one typically uses: double log = Math.log(a) / Math.log(b), which can be verbose and ...

Indices show where a number has been multiplied by itself, eg squared or cubed, or to show roots of numbers, eg square root. Check your understanding of the process with this National 5 Maths quiz.

Collecting like terms means to simplify terms in expressions in which the variables are the same. In the expression \(5a + 2b + 3a - 6b\), the terms \(5a\) and \(+ 3a\) are like terms, as are \(2b\) ...